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Death Quotes

    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.

      “If physical death is the price that I must pay to free my white brothers and sisters from a permanent death of the spirit, then nothing can be more redemptive.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

        You only live once? False. You live everyday. You only die once.

          ‎”The wealthiest places on Earth are cemeteries. The dead lying in those graves had dreams and desires that will never be fulfilled, businesses that weren’t started and relationships that never were formed.  It is up to us not to bury that potential we have.” – Bill Rancic

            “I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise. I choose to risk my significance; to live so that which comes to me as seed goes to the next as blossom and that which comes to me as blossom, goes on as fruit.” ~ Dawna Markova

              “I know this now.  Every man gives his life to what he believes.  Every woman gives her life for what she believes.  Sometimes people believe in little or nothing, and so they give their lives to little or nothing…” ~ Joan of Arc

              Kimo’s Hawaiian Rules

                Never judge a day by the weather

                The best things in life aren’t things

                Tell the truth – there’s less to remember

                Speak softly and wear a loud shirt

                Goals are deceptive – the unaimed arrow never misses

                He who dies with the most toys – still dies

                Age is relative – when you’re over the hill, you pick up speed

                There are two ways to be rich – make more or desire less

                Beauty is internal – looks mean nothing

                No Rain – No Rainbows

                  “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’  And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something… Almost everything – all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.  Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” ~ Steve Jobs

                    “Live every day like it’s your last because one day you’re gonna be right.” ~ Ray Charles

                      What Will Matter

                        Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end.

                        There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.

                        All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

                        Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance.

                        It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

                        Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and jealousies will finally disappear.

                        So too, your hopes, ambitions plans and to-do lists will expire.

                        The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

                        It won’t matter where you came from or what side of the tracks you lived on at the end.

                        It won’t matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant.

                        Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

                        So what will matter?  How will the value of your days be measured?

                        What will matter is not what you bought by what you build,

                        not what you got but what you gave.

                        What will matter is not your success but our significance.

                        What will matter is not what you learned but what you taught,

                        What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

                        What will matter is not your competence but your character.

                        What will matter is not how many people you knew,

                        but how many will feel a lasting loss when you’re gone.

                        What will matter is not our memories but the memories of those who loved you.

                        What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

                        Living a life that maters doesn’t happen by accident.

                        It’s not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

                        Choose to live a life that matters.

                         

                        ~ Michael Josephson

                        Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep.

                          Do not stand at my grave and weep.

                          I am not there, I do not sleep.

                          I am the thousand winds that blow.

                          I am diamond glints on snow.

                          I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

                          I am gentle autumnal rain.

                          When you waken in the morning hush.

                          I am the soft uplifting rush

                          Of quiet birds in circled flight.

                          I am the soft stars that shine at night.

                          Do not stand at my grave and cry –

                          I am not there.  I did not die.

                           

                          ~ Anonymous

                            “Death is nature’s way of telling you to slow down.” ~ Anonymous

                              “You don’t want no pie in the sky when you die,  you want something here on the ground while you’re still around.” ~ Muhammad Ali

                                “You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die. Or when. You can decide how you’re going to live now.” ~ Joan Baez

                                  “Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.” ~ Lauren Bacall

                                    “He not busy being born is busy dying.” ~ Bob Dylan

                                      “I guess it comes down to a simple choice. Get busy living or get busy dying.” ~ Andy Dufresne (Shawshank Redemption)