Quotes about "Death & Mortality"

A filmmaker doesn't have to suffer to show suffering. You just have to understand it. You don't have to die to shoot a death scene. ”

I think all people are familiar with thinking about their death and trying to come to terms with the fact that we will, at some point, no longer exist. The loss of one's ego is very tough to reconcile with; you really have to do a lot of mental gymnastics to wrap your head around the idea of just not existing anymore. ”

We build our legacy piece by piece, and maybe the whole world will remember you or maybe just a couple of people, but you do what you can to make sure you're still around after you're gone. ”

Grief reveals itself in the most mundane activities, like eating. It's never when you're looking at old pictures. ”

I'm an atheist. I don't believe in the afterlife, but I do believe in ghosts. ”

I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death. ”

There's nothing that symbolizes loss or grief more than a mother losing a child. ”

We're grappling with the same issue facing all advanced economies - how to revive growth and distribute its fruits more fairly. An America that can tackle that problem head-on can perhaps help revive a stagnant global economy. ”

I was going to be a concert pianist, and when I was in high school, my parents were scared to death that I would focus too much on that too soon. And that I'd end up in some sort of dead end, and not fulfilling whatever potential they thought I had. ”

Nothing endears so much a friend as sorrow for his death. The pleasure of his company has not so powerful an influence. ”