Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. Isaac Asimov deathlifepeaceful Change image and share on social
My first films were comedy, 'Murder By Death,' and 'The Cheap Detective.' But now they won't think of me as a comedian. Now, they think of me as a bad guy, and I can't do comedy. James Cromwell badcheapcomedian Change image and share on social
The increase in the world's population represents our victory against death. Julian Lincoln Simon deathincreasepopulation Change image and share on social
The world is put back by the death of every one who has to sacrifice the development of his or her peculiar gifts to conventionality. Florence Nightingale backconventionalitydeath Change image and share on social
I don't think of death in a romantic way anymore. Robert Smith anymoredeathromantic Change image and share on social
I knew I wasn't a baseball writer. I was scared to death. I really was afraid to talk to players, and I didn't want to go into the press box because I thought I was faking it. Roger Angell afraidbaseballbox Change image and share on social
A lot of people fear death because they think that so overwhelming an experience has to be painful, but I've seen quite a few deaths, and, with one exception, I've never known anyone to undergo anything like agony. That's amazing when you think about it. I mean, how complicated the mechanism is that's being taken apart. Lewis Thomas agonyamazecomplicate share on social
I went to medical school because I wanted to ask the big questions. Do we have a soul? Does God exist? What happens after death? Deepak Chopra bigdeathexist Change image and share on social
Jesus viewed his own destiny - to be glorified in and through death - as an expression of a kind of cosmic principle: the pathway to life runs through death. John Ortberg cosmicdeathdestiny Change image and share on social
As peacemakers, we must resist all the powers of war and destruction and proclaim that peace is the divine gift offered to all who affirm life. Resistance means saying 'No' to all the forces of death, wherever they may be. Henri Nouwen affirmdeathdestruction share on social