Subject: Death (Page 9)

I will not go down to posterity talking bad grammar.

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

Memorial Service: A farewell party for someone who has already left.

This is too tight.

(1823 – 1865) Swiss-born Confederate officer in the American Civil War

Now I'm oiled.  Keep me from the rats.

(1492 – 1556) Italian author, playwright, poet & satirist

I've had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that's the record.

(1914 – 1953) Welsh-born poet & writer

The only cure for a real hangover is death.

(1889 – 1945) actor, author & humorist

It's all been rather lovely.

(1912 – 1983) English actor

I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.

(1899 – 1957) film actor

My design is to make what haste I can to be gone.

(1599 – 1658) English military & political leader

I saw that show, 50 Things To Do Before You Die; I would have thought the obvious one was shout for help.

(1980 – ) English comedian & novelist

I saw that show, 50 Things To Do Before You Die; I would have thought the obvious one was "Shout For Help."

(1972 – ) Anglo-Irish comedian, writer & actor

Dammit… don't you dare ask God to help me!

(1905 – 1977) American actress

We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this one, have we?

(1899 – 1973) English playwright, actor, composer, director & songwriter

I didn't know he was dead; I thought he was British.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

Now comes the mystery.

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

Any man who has $10,000 left when he dies is a failure.

(1909 – 1959) Australian-born American actor

You haven’t lived until you’ve died in California.

(1927 – ) Canadian-born American comedian & actor

Do you realize we’re only a heart attack away from Bush being president?

(1951 – 2014) comedian & actor

I'd just like to say I'm sailing with the Rock and I'll be back like Independence Day with Jesus, June 6, like the movie, big mothership and all. I'll be back.

(1956 – 2002) American serial killer

Nothing more than a change of mind, my dear. I always talk better lying down.

(1751 – 1836) American statesman & politician

The best way to get praise is to die.