Behinds Quote by Iyanla Vanzant

Everyday I live, I am writing my obituary.

— Myles Munroe

“Do something you would be proud to have in your obituary, but not something that will haunt you until that day. Live for now,…

— Audrey Regan

A few years ago I wrote two versions of my obituary, the one I wanted and the one I was heading for. They were…

— Roz Savage

An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration.

— Peter Utley

“sat down and wrote two versions of my own obituary – the one I wanted and the one I was headed for. They were…

— Martin Grunburg

I don't think most people know what's going to be in their obituary, but I do.

— Robert Mankoff

I won't kill you, but I'll enjoy reading your obituary.

— Anonymous

In the morning, I get the paper. I look in the obituary column. If I don't see myself in there, I get up.

— Melvin Van Peebles

So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.

— Lou Holtz

If you start the day reading the obituaries, you live your day a little differently.

— David Levithan

“I want to leave behind something worth more than obituary posters when I am gone.”

— Vincent Okay Nwachukwu

Beyond being timely, an obituary has a more subjective duty: to assess its subject's impact.

— Walter Cronkite