“You have a choice. Live or die. Every breath is a choice. Every minute is a choice. To be or not to be.”

“Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.”

“A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.”

“Now, now my good man, this is no time for making enemies.”

“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.”

“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?”