Quotes about "Death & Mortality"

Death seems to provide the minds of the Anglo-Saxon race with a greater fund of amusement than any other single subject. ”

Our faith is stronger than death, our philosophy is firmer than flesh, and the spread of the Kingdom of God upon the earth is more sublime and more compelling. ”

I think my legacy is important because my songs - perhaps more than those of any other songwriter I know - cover every movement from 1965 on, socially and artistically. If you want songs about ecology, I've got ecology songs; if you want songs about spirituality, I've got spiritual songs. ”

I believe in the institution of marriage. Of course being a Mormon, we believe in eternity rather than just till death do us part. If you really try hard, if you make it work, it's blissful. But I also know a marriage that isn't working can be painful. ”

I certainly hope 'Dragon' can leave some legacy behind. ”

It's true you never know the full depth of a parent's touch in your life until they're gone. Even if you cared for them in their old age, there's never a way to prepare yourself for the death of a parent. ”

Windmills are going to be the death of Scotland and even England if they don't do something about them. They are ruining the countryside. ”

Death has a tendency to encourage a depressing view of war. ”

I have never lived through any time in my career when there haven't been grave challenges facing newspapers. ”

I think that many of my ideas are correct, but I'll bet you, before my death other discoveries will be made that will prompt me to alter various ideas I have about human evolution. ”