Death Quotes

The one certainty. These quotes face mortality with wisdom, humor, and grace.

11604 quotes

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"Death comes to all, but legacy lives forever"
H. Rap Brown
A
"Death is not an end but a transformation."
Assata Shakur
H
"Death comes to all of us; the question is what we did while living"
H. Rap Brown
"Death is less frightening than a life lived without dignity or freedom."
Black Panther Party
A
"Death is not the end of struggle."
Assata Shakur
A
"We are a civilization that has lost its ability to mourn."
Andrea Dworkin
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"Death teaches us the value of life."
Shulamith Firestone
S
"Mortality is the great equalizer."
Shulamith Firestone
A
"Death reminds us that our time here is precious and finite."
Assata Shakur
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"I submit to you that if a man hasn't discovered something he would die for, he isn't fit to live."
John Lewis
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"Death anxiety increases when life feels meaningless and controlled."
Shulamith Firestone
A
"The death of oppressive systems is necessary for the birth of freedom."
Angela Y. Davis
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"Death is the only absolute power we have."
Germaine Greer
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"If we have never wept bitter tears when a wonderful woman dies, we have missed something important."
Gloria Steinem
b
"Death teaches us the value of living fully"
bell hooks
b
"Death reminds us that time is precious and limited."
bell hooks
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"Death is the ultimate silencer, which is why women's lives must be fully lived now."
Shulamith Firestone
S
"Death reminds us that the time for liberation is now, not in some distant future."
Shulamith Firestone
b
"Death teaches us that nothing is permanent; this is both our grief and our freedom."
bell hooks
B
"Death is not the end, it is the beginning of eternity."
Barbara Smith
B
"Death reminds us to live fully."
Barbara Smith
b
"To be vulnerable is to be awake to our own mortality"
bell hooks
A
"Death teaches us to live more fully and to value the time we have."
Angela Davis
B
"Death teaches us that life is finite and therefore precious."
Barbara Smith
B
"Death is not failure; living without purpose is."
Barbara Smith
B
"Grief is a form of love extended into time; we honor what we have lost by remembering."
Barbara Smith
"Death is part of nature, and nature is sacred. Treat it accordingly."
Bill McKibben
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"Death teaches us the preciousness of the time we have and those we love."
Angela Davis
A
"Death teaches us what life is worth living for."
Arundhati Roy
"Death of species is happening at an alarming rate we must reverse."
Bill McKibben