I had spent so much time studying literature at Stanford and the history of medicine at Cambridge in an attempt to better understand the particularities of death, only to come away feeling like they were still unknowable to me. Paul Kalanithi attemptcambridgedeath share on social
The physician's duty is not to stave off death or return patients to their old lives, but to take into our arms a patient and family whose lives have disintegrated and work until they can stand back up and face - and make sense of - their own existence. Paul Kalanithi armbackdeath share on social
Like the pro-slavery forces who invaded Kansas, the pro-abortion forces in Washington and elsewhere want us to believe that abortion is not murder; that being born is worse than death; that the unborn baby is property, not a person. Tim Huelskamp abortionbabybadly share on social
Of all the artists on Death Row, none of them went bankrupt. Suge Knight artistbankruptdeath Change image and share on social
The church also does not condone a broken immigration system in the U.S., one that too easily can lead to the exploitation, abuse and even death of immigrants. Roger Mahony abusebreakchurch Change image and share on social
As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. Leonardo da Vinci bringdaydeath Change image and share on social
I had concluded when I was the prosecutor that I would vote against the death penalty if I were in the legislature but that I could ask for it when I was satisfied as to guilt. Janet Reno concludedeathguilt Change image and share on social
I always think that good writers should be growing up on the brink of death - it really lets them see mortality very clearly. Gary Shteyngart brinkdeathgood Change image and share on social
Sometimes, and I hate to say it, you do feel things are asked for in the most ludicrously unrealistic fashion. The time you are expected to make things in, and the money you are expected to make them for - that is the death of creativity. Just because some things can be made very cheaply does not mean everything can be. Darren Boyd askcheaplycreativity share on social
And it sends an important message to me, because I am sick to death to hear my opponent saying Republicans don't trust me. They do trust me, in landslide proportions, and they're proving it tonight. We're going to bury that for good. Ben Nighthorse Campbell burydeathgood share on social