When I came back to Dublin I was courtmartialed in my absence and sentenced to death in my absence, so I said they could shoot me in my absence. Brendan Behan absencebackcourtmartialed Change image and share on social
If I ever went, I'd want to go peacefully in my sleep. I wouldn't want to plan my own death. Dustin Diamond deathpeacefullyplan Change image and share on social
I love the name of honor, more than I fear death. Julius Caesar deathfearhonor Change image and share on social
We want our idols to be dead because it makes death a much less scary place. Douglas Coupland deaddeathidol Change image and share on social
That death was near, I suppose I believed, but I saw it only as a rest after the day's work. Knute Nelson believedaydeath Change image and share on social
Death is present every day in our lives. It's not that I take pleasure in the morbid fascination of it, but it is a fact of life. Jose Saramago daydeathfact Change image and share on social
It is true that raids and battles killed a tiny percentage of the numbers that die in modern warfare. But in tribal violence, the clashes are more frequent, the percentage of men in the population who fight is greater, and the rates of death per battle are higher. Steven Pinker battleclashdeath share on social
There is no such thing as inner peace. There is only nervousness or death. Any attempt to prove otherwise constitutes unacceptable behavior. Fran Lebowitz attemptbehaviorconstitute Change image and share on social
The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death. Rose Schneiderman burncheapdeath Change image and share on social
Homicide through gun violence is the leading cause of death among young African American males in the United States. If people look a certain way, they have a higher tendency of dying, of having their lives taken away. Ryan Coogler africanamericandeath share on social