Life and Death

Mankind terminated, man what a break.

Mark van Essen, (from a lyric written for Bruce Springsteen), in Life and Death

Too much credit is given to the end result. The true lesson is in the struggle that takes place between the dream and reality. That struggle is a thing called life!

Garth Brooks, in Life and Death and Work and Recreation

Life is a tragedy for those who feel, and a comedy for those who think.

Jean de la Bruyère, in Life and Death

Decay is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.

Unknown, (sometimes, almost certainly incorrectly, attributed to the Buddha), in Life and Death

I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead.

Jimmy Buffett, in Life and Death

Death meant little to me. It was the last joke in a series of bad jokes.

Charles Bukowski, in Life and Death

I don't feel good.

Luther Burbank, (dying words), in Life and Death

All animals except man know that the ultimate of life is to enjoy it.

Samuel Butler, in Life and Death

In our society, any man who doesn't cry at his mother's funeral is liable to be condemned to death.

Albert Camus, The Stranger, in Life and Death

All the things one has forgotten scream for help in dreams.

Elias Canetti, in Life and Death

To be prepared against surprise is to be trained. To be prepared for surprise is to be educated.

James Carse, in Life and Death

After I'm dead, I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.

Marcus Porcius Cato, in Life and Death

In the end, everything is a gag.

Charlie Chaplin, in Life and Death

Any idiot can face a crisis; it is this day-to-day living that wears you out.

Anton Chekhov, in Life and Death

Goodbye. I am leaving because I am bored.

George Saunders, (dying words), in Life and Death

Life is a rollercoaster. Try to eat a light lunch.

David A. Schmaltz, in Life and Death

Life is a tale told by an idiot -- full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

William Shakespeare, Macbeth, in Life and Death

Lord, what fools these mortals be!

William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, in Life and Death

Life is too important to take seriously.

Corky Siegel, in Life and Death

Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.

Socrates, in Life and Death