Joshua Nkomo Quotes

The power of the dead is that we think they see us all the time. The dead have a presence. Is there a level of energy composed solely of the dead? They are also in the ground, of course, asleep and crumbling. Perhaps we are what they dream.

The poet does not fear death, not because he believes in the fantasy of heroes, but because death constantly visits his thoughts and is thus an image of a serene dialogue.

I've always been slightly preoccupied with death or whatever those kind of silly big questions people will tell you to not spend your time worrying about.

The subject of death is taboo. We feel, perhaps only subconsciously, that to be in contact with death in any way, even indirectly, somehow confronts us with the prospect of our own deaths, draws our own deaths closer and makes them more real and thinkable.

Mortality applies to every aspect of life. The fear of death is the driving fear of life.

The reality is if you were going to die tomorrow, and someone offered you another 10 years, most people would take those 10 years.

It is true that you can say that death is natural, but it is also natural to fight death. But if you stand up and say this is a big problem, we should do something about this, that makes people very uncomfortable, because they've made their peace with death.

I don't intend to die.

I think old people are scary. They remind you of your own death. People don't like to tell you that.

The fear of death comes from limited awareness.

As I think about the future, I'm back where most people live their lives. Which is, death is not imminent, and that's different.

I do not choose that my grave should be dug while I am still alive.

When your life is threatened, whether it's by human beings or by disease or whatever, you come to appreciate life.

Fear of death has never played a large part in my consciousness - perhaps unimaginative of me.

My attitude about death is, going into the next room, and it's a room that the rest of us can't get into because we don't have the key. But when we do get the key, we'll go in there, and we'll see one another again, in some shape or form or whatever. It's not the end.

Death is the separation of soul from body.

I don't want to die. Please don't let me die.

A species has to become pretty intellectually advanced in order to grasp the concept of death in the abstract, and to dream up the idea of immortality. Long before that (in evolutionary terms) all species with brains have the survival instinct in some form. So, I am just saying that there are many existent proofs of species that have one, but not the other.

Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that it is death itself that motivates them to do the best things in their lives. They are afraid to step into the dark, afraid of the unknown, and their only way of conquering that fear is to ignore the fact that their days are numbered. They do not see that with an awareness of death, they would be able to be even more daring, to go much further in their daily conquests, because then they would have nothing to lose- for death itself is inevitable.

Atheists have an excellent longevity record because we have no place to go after we die, so we take good care of ourselves and our world while we are here.

Many persons sigh for death when it seems far off, but the inclination vanishes when the boat upsets, or the locomotive runs off the track, or the measles set it.

Without the threat of death, there's no reason to live... at all.

I don't mean to imply that I'm afraid of Death. I'm just not ready to go out on a date with him.

Now he had recognized himself as a dead man it became important to stay alive as long as possible.

I've always been fascinated by dark subjects, especially people's reactions to them. Why are people so uncomfortable talking about death if everyone dies?