Quotes about "Death & Mortality"

You can't impose a legacy. ”

Science fiction has its own history, its own legacy of what's been done, what's been superseded, what's so much part of the furniture it's practically part of the fabric now, what's become no more than a joke... and so on. It's just plain foolish, as well as comically arrogant, to ignore all this, to fail to do the most basic research. ”

I don't have any fear of death. I do, however, have an inordinate fear of becoming dependent on other people. To me, that's the severest test, not death. ”

We believe democracy to be the only real guarantor of stability and we have sought to create a 'Jordanian model' that might also inspire others in our region. I wish democracy and peace to be my legacy to my people and the shield of generations to come. ”

Nixon was a bad loser. He hated losing worse than death, and that is why I enjoyed him. We were both football fans, both addicts; and on some days, nothing else mattered. ”

The prime minister found something hopeful in the man's eyes and manner. The 30 or so people who run this world analyze one another that way and then make decisions of life and death for us. Scary, but true. ”

My father I liked, but it was only after his death that I got to know him by writing the play. ”

I feel like the writer observing the grief, but it is difficult to be detached from it. ”

My fear was not of death itself, but a death without meaning. ”

I tried to avoid anything that caused me frustration or grief or duress. I played FarmVille and procrastinated like all teenagers. ”