I had a few brushes with death, where I nearly chose to go. The final one in 1996 did it for me. I suddenly had that feeling that I wasn't indestructible. There was no big white light experience, I just felt this complete blackness and a huge voice inside me saying, 'This is not right.' Dave Gahan bigblacknessbrush share on social
Theater will always be a huge part of my life. The high I get from doing theater is not, quite honestly, matched by many things. I like the fact that when you step out on the stage, for that given night, for better or for worse, you are the master of the boards. I love it to death. Chris Pine badlyboarddeath share on social
I'd had to cope with a lot of death and illness in my family from a young age, and that maybe gave me a bleak outlook on the world. Bernard Sumner agebleakcope Change image and share on social
London had so much death in its history, it was hard to find a spot without spirits. They formed a safety net. Still, you had to hope the ones you got were good. Samantha Shannon deathfindform Change image and 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
Toward the later days of Sabbath, instead of going in and knocking out what songs we did in rehearsal, we would polish them to death. Geezer Butler daydeathknock Change image and share on social
At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life. Jessica Lange agecommonplacedeath Change image and share on social
A man may devote himself to death and destruction to save a nation; but no nation will devote itself to death and destruction to save mankind. Samuel Taylor Coleridge deathdestructiondevote Change image and share on social
Everybody dies. There's no avoiding it, and I do not believe for one second that butter is the cause of anyone's death. Overeating may be, but not butter, please. I just feel bad for people who make that mistake. Nora Ephron avoidbadbutter share on social