“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.”

“If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn, people die, but real love is forever.”

“He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend – provided, of course, that he really is dead.”

“I am ready to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the ordeal of meeting me is another matter.”

“Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy.”

“One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything, except a good reputation.”

“Every man dies – Not every man really lives.”

“A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it.”

“One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure its worth watching.”

“You can shed tears that she is gone,
or you can smile because she has lived.
You can close your eyes and pray that she’ll come back,
or you can open your eyes and see all she’s left.
Your heart can be empty because you can’t see her,
or you can be full of the love you shared.
You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday,
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.
You can remember her only that she is gone,
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.
You can cry and close your mind,
be empty and turn your back.
Or you can do what she’d want:
smile, open your eyes, love and go on.”

“If death meant just leaving the stage long enough to change costume and come back as a new character…Would you slow down? Or speed up?”