It's absolutely clear that whatever cruel and unusual punishments may - may mean with regard to future things, such as death by injection or the electric chair, it's clear that - that the death penalty, in and of itself, is not considered cruel and unusual punishment. Antonin Scalia absolutelychairclear share on social
Achieving life is not the equivalent of avoiding death. Ayn Rand achieveavoiddeath Change image and share on social
Since fame is an illusion and death is in our future all we have is the next moment before we are swallowed into oblivion. Al Goldstein deathfamefuture Change image and share on social
Death is a door. When we close our eyes in this life, we will open our eyes to Jesus. Anne Graham Lotz closedeathdoor Change image and share on social
I'm interested in characters who should know better, who know they should give up, move on, accept life as it is, with all its constraints - life, death, time - but don't. Alice McDermott acceptcharacterconstraint Change image and share on social
Purposefully exposing young people to increased risks of major brain problems - even death - for sport is surely even more ethically complicated than sending young people into this same neurological danger zone as soldiers. Alice Dreger braincomplicatedanger share on social
I was actually under a lot of heaviness when I was younger. I thought of myself as an old soul. I was very obsessed with death. Basically, I didn't really have a youth - I sublimated all that into my identity and my music. Ariel Pink basicallydeathheaviness share on social
When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits. Allen Klein attentionconstantlydeal Change image and share on social
Death is a companion for all of us, whether we acknowledge it or not, whether we're aware of it or not, and it's not necessarily a terrible thing. Alan Ball acknowledgeawarecompanion Change image and share on social
Of all the logical impasses, unknowings, paradoxes, and terrors that provoke laughter, death by its finality and unsolvable mystery is paramount. Andrew Hudgins deathfinalityimpass Change image and share on social
