Death Quotes

Words can be like X

rays

if you use them properly — they’ll go through anything.

Only as far as the masters of the world

have called in nature to their aid,

can they reach the height of magnificence.

This is the meaning of their hanging

gardens, villas, houses, islands, parks, and preserves.

Don’t ever trade your authenticity for approval.

Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very';

your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.

I'm not a person who wants to be a star.

I want to be an artist.

America was not built on fear.

America was built on courage,

on imagination,

and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

We take care of our own.

Love the life you live.

Live the life you love.

Work hard,

but stay true to yourself.

What we seek we shall find;

what we flee from flees from us.

When at last we are sure,

You've been properly pilled,

Then a few paper forms,

Must be properly filled.

So that you and your heirs,

May be properly billed.

The heart is the One that beats Under thousands Of dead dreams

We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.

The secret of getting ahead

is getting started

I wasn't shy,

but I was really hyper.

Nobody got my sense of humor.

I was a black skater kid.

I like nonsense;

it wakes up the brain cells.

There are a number of women

who have brought about

immense change in society.

Preachers in pulpits talked about

what a great message is in the book.

No matter what you do,

somebody always imputes meaning into your books.

Character is what you are in the dark.

To refuse awards is another way of

accepting them with more noise than is normal.