Easter is not limited to the passion and death of Christ; it also includes the dismal tragedy of life unlived by the many, and all the loss of passion and truth that goes with it. Michael Leunig christdeathdismal Change image and share on social
Life and death appeared to me ideal bounds, which I should first break through, and pour a torrent of light into our dark world. Mary Shelley appearboundbreak Change image and share on social
But beyond the hysteria of phantom death panels, where is the abomination? Show me the provisions that will hurt consumers, because if you think a $110 billion a year tax break for working-class Americans to buy private health insurance is a government takeover, I welcome the debate. Jim McDermott abominationamericanbillion share on social
What you possess in the world will be found at the day of your death to belong to someone else. But what you are will be yours forever. Henry Van Dyke belongdaydeath Change image and share on social
Everyone has the same kind of fears; everyone has the same big problems in the world, which is, like, fear of death and 'I hope horrible things don't happen to my family,' but they do. And I think people laugh at them as this great release. Anthony Jeselnik bigdeathfamily share on social
Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it. Alice Walker boredeathfresh Change image and share on social
Death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate. Ambrose Bierce deathendestate Change image and share on social
The man who buried Malcolm X - my Muslim imam, priest - he, after I got beat up by police... came to me, and he said, 'You don't need this American name.' And I was susceptible to it at the time because, God knows, I had just gotten whipped near to death. So he gave me an Arab name; he gave me the name Amir Barakat. Amiri Baraka americanamirarab share on social
To run away from trouble is a form of cowardice and, while it is true that the suicide braves death, he does it not for some noble object but to escape some ill. Aristotle bravecowardicedeath Change image and share on social
I think that the core doctrines of Christianity - the incarnation, the resurrection, life after death-these are as strong as ever. In fact, the belief in life after death has increased in this century. Andrew Greeley beliefcenturychristianity share on social