That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given read more

That all men are equal is a proposition to which, at ordinary times, no sane human being has ever given his assent.

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.

One death is a tragedy; one million is a statistic.

All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people read more

All say, "How hard it is that we have to die"--a strange complaint to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.

I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

We are not the worst moments of our lives.
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.

We are not the worst moments of our lives.
Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

Death is the ugly fact which Nature has to hide, and she hides it well.

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in read more

To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow.

But when the sun in all his state,
Illumed the eastern skies,
She passed through glory's morning read more

But when the sun in all his state,
Illumed the eastern skies,
She passed through glory's morning gate,
And walked in Paradise.