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I will not go down to posterity talking bad grammar.

Benjamin Disraeli

(1804 – 1881) British prime minister, politician & author

Go away. I'm all right.

H.G. Wells

(1866 – 1946) English author

Last words Wells did not realize he was dying.

Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.

Marie Antoinette

(1755 – 1793) Archduchess of Austria & the Queen of France

Last words As she approached the guillotine convicted of treason and about to be beheaded she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner.

I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili.

‘Kit’ Carson

(1809 – 1868) American frontiersman & scout

Last words Also reported as "Adios compadres" Subject of dispute

I have had no real gratification or enjoyment of any sort more than my neighbor on the next block who is worth only half a million

William Henry Vanderbilt I

(1821 – 1885) American businessman & millionaire

Last words

Now comes the mystery.

Henry Ward Beecher

(1813 – 1887) American clergyman, social reformer & abolitionist

Last words

Everything is an illusion.

Mata Hari

(1876 – 1917) Dutch exotic dancer, courtesan & accused spy

Last words Spoken to a visitor before she faced a firing squad

That picture is awful dusty.

Jesse James

(1847 – 1882) American outlaw, bank robber & convicted murderer

Last words At his home James climbed on a chair to dust a picture hanging on the wall. When he turned around he was shot in the back of the head by former associate Robert Ford.

Don't be in such a hurry.

Billie Holiday

(1915 – 1959) American jazz singer & songwriter

Last words She died from heart failure caused by cirrhosis of the liver.

It is hovering and it's not an aircraft.

Frederick Valentich

(c.1958 – presumed dead in 1978 ) Australian pilot

Last words After contacting air traffic control claiming to be pursued by a purported UFO – disappeared. Valentich and his aircraft were never found and the reason for the disappearance could not be determined.

I wonder why he shot me.

Huey Long

(1893 – 1935) U.S. governor & senator (Louisiana)

Last words Shot and killed by the son-in-law of a former political opponent

I'm so bored with it all.

Winston Churchill

(1874 – 1965) British prime minister, politician, statesman & orator

Last words Before slipping into a coma and dying nine days later.

John Rogers did.

John Holmes

(1812 – 1899) American attorney

Last words Referring to a Protestant martyr who had been burned at the stake. A nurse said she would feel his feet to see if they were warm. "Nobody ever died with warm feet” she said. Thus Holmes's reply.

I'm tired. I'm going back to bed.

George Reeves

(1914 – 1959) American actor best known for his role as Superman

Last words The last thing he said to his friends before shooting himself in his bedroom.

I am just going outside. I may be some time.

Captain Lawrence ‘Titus’ Oates

(1880 – 1912) English Antarctic explorer

Last words While suffering from frostbite and aware his ill health was compromising his three companions' chances of survival –he voluntarily left the tent; it was his 32nd birthday. He was never seen again.

Go away. I'm all right.

H.G. Wells

(1866 – 1946) English author

Last words Wells did not realize he was dying.

No! I didn't come here to make a speech. I came here to die.

Crawford Goldsby

Cherokee Bill (1876 – 1896) American convicted murderer & outlaw

Last words When asked if he had anything to say before he was hanged

How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?

P.T. Barnum

(1810 – 1891) American showman, businessman, entertainer & circus founder

Last words

I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.

Humphrey Bogart

(1899 – 1957) film actor

Last words

Please put out the light.

Theodore Roosevelt

(1858 – 1919) 26th U.S. president

Last words

I should have asked for a stunt double!

‘Vic’ Morrow

(1929 – 1982) American actor

Last words Said before filming a challenging scene for "Twilight Zone: The Movie" with a helicopter. During filming the helicopter lost control and fell on the actors.

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Subject: Death » Last words (Page 4)

I will not go down to posterity talking bad grammar.

Go away. I'm all right.

Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.

I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili.

I have had no real gratification or enjoyment of any sort more than my neighbor on the next block who is worth only half a million

Now comes the mystery.

Everything is an illusion.

That picture is awful dusty.

Don't be in such a hurry.

It is hovering and it's not an aircraft.

I wonder why he shot me.

I'm so bored with it all.

John Rogers did.

I'm tired. I'm going back to bed.

I am just going outside. I may be some time.

Go away. I'm all right.

No! I didn't come here to make a speech. I came here to die.

How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?

I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.

Please put out the light.

I should have asked for a stunt double!