Quotes of: Death-and-taxes Keyword

Death is a commingling of eternity with time; in the death of a good man, eternity is seen looking through time.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Every religion implies that it treats the problem of being and nonbeing, life and death. Their languages are different, but they speak about the same things.

Mircea Eliade

If I take death into my life, acknowledge it, and face it squarely, I will free myself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life - and only then will I be free to become myself.

Martin Heidegger

The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death.

Phil Bredesen

In this life and death case, I felt Mrs. Schiavo should receive the fullest due process from our legal system.

Paul Gillmor

TV networks are dying. The death throes of religion give us jihads. The death throes of television give us reality shows.

Penn Jillette

I think the minute you mention death, people run for the hills - unless it's heavy metal. People do not like death.

Rufus Wainwright

Death threatens our speech with futility because death is not just a biological event - it is a reality we fear may rob our living of any significance.

Stanley Hauerwas

Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.

N. T. Wright

Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare

Death makes life precious. Without it nothing would mean anything. Imagine a society without death

Jarred Cole

Death can come slow. Death can come quick. If you've got one last breath, you better make the most of it.

A.H. Scott

And in me too the wave rises. It swells; it arches its back. I am aware once more of a new desire, something rising beneath me like the proud horse whose rider first spurs and then pulls him back. What enemy do we now perceive advancing against us, y...

The Waves

We are absolutely right to condemn the suicide bomber's targeting of innocent civilians and mourn his victims. But as we have seen, in war the state also targets such victims; during the 20th century, the rate of civilian deaths rose sharply and now ...

Karen Armstrong

Admiral Ackbar: You can see here, the Death Star orbiting the forest moon of Endor. Although, the weapon systems on this Death Star or not yet operational, the Death Star does have a strong defense mechanism. It is protected by an energy shield which...

Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

Death carries on its shoulders a heavy Tsar just as easily as a light beggar.

Russian

Death was afraid of him because he had the heart of a lion.

Saudi Arabian

Death has his favorites, like anyone. Those who are beloved of Death will not die.

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

I was trying to learn to write, commencing with the simplest things, and one of the simplest things of all and the most fundamental is violent death.

Death in the Afternoon

Place a weapon in the hands of Greed, hatred, especially of ignorance You've created innocent deaths That wasn't neccasary

Death On a Bicycle

I'm never getting a tattoo. My secrets are etched safely on the inside and I intend to keep them there.

The Death of Bees