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Movies such as 'Citizen Kane' and 'The Front Page' portrayed an era when driven newspapermen would do anything to get a story. The U.K.'s rough-and-tumble… — Nathan Myhrvold
When I die, I don't want my demise to be used as a political rally, and that's what happened yesterday. — Bill O'Reilly
Borders had lousy management and made bad corporate decisions, so its fate is less like a terrible accident than a slow-motion slide into a ditch,… — Susan Orlean
A mortal lives not through that breath that flows in and that flows out. The source of his life is another and this causes the… — Paracelsus
Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and… — Jodi Picoult
Reason is immortal, all else mortal. — Pythagoras
No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments. — Pliny the Elder
Very few beings really seek knowledge in this world. Mortal or immortal, few really ASK. On the contrary, they try to wring from the unknown… — Anne Rice
Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religion's imminent demise. — Jonathan Sacks
Washington couldn't tell a lie, Nixon couldn't tell the truth, and Reagan couldn't tell the difference. — Mort Sahl
Reagan won because he ran against Jimmy Carter. If he ran unopposed he would have lost. — Mort Sahl
Bid, then, the tender light of faith to shine By which alone the mortal heart is led Unto the thinking of the thought divine. — George Santayana
Everything I do has the tinge of the finite, of my own demise. At some point you either accept death or you just keep pushing… — Robert Smith
I've paid the price; I definitely have a reputation that precedes me, and there is a camp that plots my demise. But then again... it's… — Rufus Wainwright
An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick, unless soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing for… — William Butler Yeats
Fate is never too generous even to its favorites. Rarely do the gods grant a mortal more than one immortal deed. — Stefan Zweig
If untimely death came only those who deserved that fate, Keturah, where would choice be? No one would do good for its own sake, but… — Martine Leavitt
Restlessness is a fickle catalyst; it can drive you to achieve or it can coax your demise, and sometimes the choice isn't yours — Slash
Whenever I can’t sleep, I like to lie in the darkness and pretend I’ve been assassinated. I’ve found this is the best way to get… — Chuck Klosterman
History did not demand Yossarian's premature demise, justice could be satisfied without it, progress did not hinge upon it, victory did not depend on it.… — Joseph Heller
I need to capture my sprite with trembling hands. Except I could crush her. Wonder how many small things of beauty - flowers, seashells, dragonflies… — Ellen Hopkins
After the Israelites safely crossed the Red Sea, the Egyptians chased after them and were drowned. God's angels wanted to celebrate the enemy's demise. God… — Mitch Albom
Instead, he would make death his final project, the center point of his days. Since everyone was going to die, he could be of great… — Mitch Albom
It is unlikely that many people will take to heart the conclusion that coming into existence is always a harm. It is even less likely… — David Benatar
It was as if the demise of the owner had lent the flat a physical void it hadn't had before. At the same time he… — Jo Nesbo

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