I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school, my parents were scared to death that I would focus too much on that too soon. And that I'd end up in some sort of dead end, and not fulfilling whatever potential they thought I had. David Hyde Pierce concertdeaddeath share on social
Birth and death are the most singular events we experience - and the contemplation of death, as of birth, should be a thing of beauty, not ignobility. Jacob K. Javits beautybirthcontemplation Change image and share on social
To appear on the stage drunk, to have them leave there and remember me making drunken mistakes, that was death. deathdrinkdrunken share on social
Drama aids self-discovery like nothing else. In removing it from our schools, we remove the inestimable benefits of it from our society. No amount of studying oxbow lakes was ever going to help me emotionally through the death of my father. Rory Kinnear aidamountbenefit share on social
One lady wrote me and told me how she wants to see me get beat up and near death and that kind of stuff. George Eads beatdeathkind Change image and share on social
I say that no man can be greater than the man who bravely and heroically sacrifices his life for the good of others. No man can be greater than the one who meets death face to face, and yet will not shrink from what he believes to be his highest duty. Robert Green Ingersoll believebravelydeath share on social
I think that obviously, there is a perverse attraction to a fundamentally changed world or the end of the world. There is a death wish, a perverse death wish. Not just for ourselves, not just for the movie 'Death Wish,' but for the end of all human life. John Hodgman attractionchangedeath share on social
It's been difficult for me to get my head around Diana's death or talk about it. After she died, things were difficult, very difficult. We all have our own traumas and get on with it. But when it's there in your face year in, year out, it's hard. Hasnat Khan deathdianadie share on social
Macro-trading requires a high degree of skill, focus and repetition. Life events, such as birth, divorce, death of a loved one and other emotional highs and lows are obstacles to success in this specific field of finance. Paul Tudor Jones birthdeathdegree share on social
My own death threats have declined considerably. Ian Mckellen considerablydeathdecline Change image and share on social