Subject: Death (Page 27)

Every damn fool thing you do in this life you pay for.

(1915 – 1963) French singer & cultural icon
Last words

There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet
Communication Death Speech

Go away. I'm all right.

(1866 – 1946) English author
Last words

It’s better to be tried by twelve men than to be carried by six.

Conflict Crime Death Government Law Murphy’s Laws

I was going to commit suicide the other day, but I must not have been serious because I brought a beach towel.

(1955 – ) comedian, actor & writer
Death

Never felt better.

(1911 – 2000) American actor
Last words

If I had known the difference between the words 'antidote' and 'anecdote,' one of my good friends would still be living.

comedian
Communication Death Health Language

I'm glad that's over.

(1926 – 1984) English comedian
Last words

Wait a second.

(1721 – 1764) member of the French court & mistress of Louis XV
Last words

No Comment

(1927 – 1989) author, essayist & environmentalist
Last words

I’m not unwell, I’m f**king dying.

(1932 – 1997) British journalist
Death Last words

Guns don't kill people; it's those bullets ripping through the body.

(1962 – ) English stand-up comedian & actor
Arms Conflict Death

Why? I'm right at the height of the rifles.

(1814 – 1861) Mexican lawyer, scientist & liberal politician
Last words

He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt.

(1923 – 1999) American satirical novelist, short story writer & playwright
Death

A bird in the hand is dead.

Animals Death Murphy’s Laws

Don't worry… it's not loaded.

(1946 – 1978), American guitarist & founding member of the band Chicago
Last words

There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.

(1892 – 1955) Swiss composer
Death Entertainment Music

For three days after death, hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.

(1925 – 2005) television host
Communication Death Hair Time

My uncle was crushed by a piano; his funeral was very low key.

Canadian stand-up comedian, actor & writer
Communication Death Language

The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

(1907 – 1988) science fiction author
Characteristics Death Life

Memorial Service: Farewell party for someone who has already left.

(1930 – ) American author and billiard player, teacher & commentator
Death