I am profoundly fascinated by cruelty, fear, horror and death. My films show my preoccupation with violence, the pathology of violence. Fritz Lang crueltydeathfascinate Change image and share on social
Death frames the high wire. But I don't see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do. Philippe Petit deathframehigh Change image and share on social
The world rolls round forever like a mill; it grinds out death and life and good and ill; it has no purpose, heart or mind or will. James Thomson deathforevergood Change image and share on social
Death just comes, not happiness. Because when you're trying to find happiness, you're trying to navigate a very, very murky minefield of distractions, of disappointments, of deceptions. That's why you have to work on happiness. Ian K. Smith deathdeceptiondisappointment share on social
We need men with moral courage to speak and write their real thoughts, and to stand by their convictions, even to the very death. Robert Green Ingersoll convictioncouragedeath Change image and share on social
When I read Mike Webster's file before I began his autopsy, I knew he was more than a 50-year-old heart attack victim. His file and the television reports of the death of the former Pittsburgh Steelers center described a long, steep fall into bizarre behavior. I suspected he suffered from some sort of brain disorder. Bennet Omalu attackautopsybegin share on social
The true Christian is called to be a soldier and must behave as such from the day of his conversion to the day of his death. He is not meant to live a life of religious ease, indolence and security. He must never imagine for a moment that he can sleep and doze along the way to heaven, like one traveling in an easy carriage. J. C. Ryle behavecallcarriage share on social
It is impossible that anything so natural, so necessary, and so universal as death, should ever have been designed by providence as an evil to mankind. Jonathan Swift deathdesignevil Change image and share on social
No one's death comes to pass without making some impression, and those close to the deceased inherit part of the liberated soul and become richer in their humanness. Hermann Broch closedeathdecease Change image and share on social
Mortality applies to every aspect of life. The fear of death is the driving fear of life. Nick Tosches applyaspectdeath Change image and share on social