Subject: Death (Page 26)

No! I didn't come here to make a speech. I came here to die.

Cherokee Bill (1876 – 1896) American convicted murderer & outlaw

Death – to blink for an exceptionally long period of time.

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

Epitaph: A belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been permanently discontinued.

Death is an acquired trait.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Absolutely not!

(1920 – 1966) American film & stage actor

Death is not the end; there remains the litigation over the estate.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

Hey, watch this!

No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will still pretty much depend on the weather.

comedian, counselor & speaker

Don’t think of it as dying; just think of it as leaving early to avoid the rush.

(1948 – ) English novelist

Firefly: Not that I care, but where is your husband?
Mrs. Teasdale: Why, he's dead.
Firefly: I'll bet he's just using that as an excuse.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

Marriage can be viewed as the waiting room for death.

(1963 – ) Canadian comedian, actor, screenwriter & film producer

I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this.

Taylor C. Craig (1960 – 1995) American double-convicted murderer

Suicide is cheating the doctor out of a job.

(1818 – 1885) humorist

Ah, Luisa, you always arrive just as I am leaving.

(1798 – 1866) Italian statesman, novelist & painter

Do you think we should drive a stake through his heart just in case?

(1904 – 1964) Austrian-Hungarian actor

Eulogy: Praise that’s too much and too late.

I hope you go before me because I don’t want you singing at my funeral.

(1918 – 2002) Irish comedian, writer, musician, poet & playwright

When people bury other people, they should be damn certain that’s where they want them to be.


When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an affair or lying dead in the street, I always hope he's dead.

(1931 – ) American author & newspaper journalist

I asked my doctor how many more years I have left and he said, 'You're too ornery to die.'

(1929 – ) American baseball player who had a well-publicized bipolar disorder

Now I will show you how an Italian dies!

(1968 – 2004) Italian security officer