Subject: Death (Page 17)

It's very beautiful over there.

(1847 – 1931) American inventor, scientist & businessman

Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.

(1894 – 1956) American radio comedian

A dying man enjoys free speech.

(1431 – 1463) French rogue, vagabond, outlaw, bohemian & poet

The Senate seems like the place where smart people go to die.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

Absolutely not!

(1920 – 1966) American film & stage actor

I detest life insurance agents; they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.

(1869 – 1944) Canadian economist & humorist

Suppose, suppose.

(1848 – 1929) American frontier law enforcement officer

It proves what Harry always said: give the public what they want and they'll come out for it.

(1913 – 1997) American comedian & radio & television host

You have to treat death like any other part of life.

American auto racer

He died of cirrhosis of the liver… it costs money to die of cirrhosis of the liver.

(1881 – 1975) English writer & humorist

I'm so bored with it all.

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

Sorry for saying f**k.

1941 – 1989) English comedian, physician, writer & actor (Monty Python)

Don't ask me how I am! I understand nothing more.

(1805 – 1875) Danish author & poet noted for his children's stories

One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death… although Catholics have their hopes.

(1899 – 1980) English filmmaker & producer

This is it! I'm going. I'm going.

(1886 – 1950) American singer, comedian & actor

Martyr: One who moves along the line of least reluctance to a desired death.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Oh, what's the bloody point?

(1926 – 1988) English comic actor & comedian

Now comes the mystery.

(1813 – 1887) American clergyman, social reformer & abolitionist

The difference between sex and death is that with death you can do it alone and no one is going to make fun of you.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

My young son asked me what happens after we die; I told him we get buried under a bunch of dirt and worms eat our bodies; I guess I should have told him the truth – that most of us go to Hell and burn eternally, but I didn't want to upset him.

Take me home. I was born in the South and I wish to die and be buried in the South.

(1856 – 1915) African-American educator, author & political leader