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title: "6 Want Epitaph Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Want Epitaph quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Want Epitaph sayings and thoughts."
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> [Someone once asked me what I want on my epitaph when I pass away. Just the words 'I tried.' That's what this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mickey-rooney/someone-once-asked-me-what-i-want-on-my-epitaph-when-i-pass-away-just/)

[Mickey Rooney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mickey-rooney/)

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> [“I want this epitaph engraved on my tombstone: “See you soon”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douard-lev/i-want-this-epitaph-engraved-on-my-tombstone-see-you-soon/)

[Édouard Levé](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douard-lev/)

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> [People asked me what I want as an epitaph: 'He tried'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-cuomo/people-asked-me-what-i-want-as-an-epitaph-he-tried/)

[Mario Cuomo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-cuomo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/mario-cuomo-4807_epitaph_people-asked-me-what-i-want-as-an-epitap_286195.png)

> [Once someone asked me, "What do you want to be your epitaph?" So I said, "Paulo Coelho died when he was alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/once-someone-asked-me-what-do-you-want-to-be-your-epitaph-so-i-said/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/769/paulo-coelho-10_alive_once-someone-asked-me-what-do-you-want-t_346885.jpg)

> [I don't want an epitaph on my gravestone that says, 'He would have pursued some big dreams in his life, but other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-peters/i-don-t-want-an-epitaph-on-my-gravestone-that-says-he-would-have/)

[Tom Peters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-peters/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/tom-peters-967_bigs_i-don-t-want-an-epitaph-on-my-gravestone_737472.png)

> [“I didn't want my epitaph to be "She Played It Safe.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-hill-hearth/i-didn-t-want-my-epitaph-to-be-she-played-it-safe/)

[Amy Hill Hearth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-hill-hearth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/amy-hill-hearth-34357_quote_i-didn-t-want-my-epitaph-to-be-she-playe_2150529.jpg)

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