You think, eventually, that nothing can disturb you and that your nerves are impregnable. Yet, looking down at that familiar face, I realized that death is something to which we never become calloused. Eliot Ness callousdeathdisturb share on social
Franklin was the best known of the Founding Fathers. His death could not go without some sort of official notice. The House of Representatives, after listening to a brief tribute by James Madison, voted to wear badges of mourning for two months and then got on with business. Edmund Morgan badgebusinessdeath share on social
That every man after the life in the world lives to eternity, is evident from this, that man is then spiritual, and no longer natural, and that the spiritual man, separated from the natural, remains such as he is to eternity, for man's state cannot be changed after death. Emanuel Swedenborg changedeatheternity share on social
We are eternal beings. We lived as intelligent spirits before this mortal life. We are now living part of eternity. Our mortal birth was not the beginning; death, which faces all of us, is not the end. Ezra Taft Benson beginbeingbirth share on social
I get asked, 'What do you miss most about being a pastor?' I think it's the intimacy, the incredible gift of intimacy. You go through death with somebody, with their families, and there's an intimacy that comes through that that is just incomparable. Eugene H. Peterson askdeathfamily share on social
It pains me whenever there's the death of a law enforcement official. Eric Holder deathenforcementlaw Change image and share on social
We are surely the primary agent of death for all members of the cat tribe. For many if not most cat species, our depredations must surpass accidents, disease, and even starvation by a considerable margin. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas accidentagentcat share on social
The courage of the Syrian protesters is remarkable, for they face prison, torture, or death every time they lift a banner. Elliott Abrams bannercouragedeath Change image and share on social
It is important to feel the anger without judging it, without attempting to find meaning in it. It may take many forms: anger at the health-care system, at life, at your loved one for leaving. Life is unfair. Death is unfair. Anger is a natural reaction to the unfairness of loss. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross angerattemptcare share on social