As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death. Jean-Bertrand Aristide burydeathdebris share on social
Birth and death; we all move between these two unknowns. Bryant H. McGill birthdeathmove Change image and share on social
Maybe I haven't been tested, but I have no fear of death at all. I was with Allen Ginsberg during the last year of his life, and he called all his friends and said, 'I'm on my way out, and it's kind of exciting.' I see it as kind of exciting, too. Thomas McGuane allencalldeath share on social
Disease generally begins that equality which death completes. Samuel Johnson begincompletedeath Change image and share on social
What is ironic is that Allen Ginsberg's importance was in its twilight for so many years that it took his death to bring it to the front page. He electrified an entire world! Rita Dove allenbringdeath Change image and share on social
Are you not moved to tears and bitter compassion, when you behold the only Son of God seized by the most impious, dragged away, mocked, scourged, buffeted, spit upon, crowned with thorns, hung upon the infamous cross between two thieves, finally in such a horrible and execrable manner suffering death, for your salvation and that of the world? Peter Abelard beholdbitterbuffete share on social
Do I favor the death penalty? Theoretically, I do, but when you realize that there's a 4 percent error rate, you end up putting guilty people to death. Gary Johnson deathenderror Change image and share on social
Bin Laden's death is just a punctuation point on a set of problems they've had for a long time. I think the prognosis for al-Qaida and groups like it is really bad, and that's a good thing. Peter L. Bergen badbindeath Change image and share on social
Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. Donald Rumsfeld deathdepressencourage Change image and share on social
To continue living, we have to die. That's the story of humanity - generation after generation - that we are going to die. There's nothing dramatic about death except that one loses one's life. Jose Saramago continuedeathdie Change image and share on social