Abstract Quote by Neal Stephenson

From the point of view of the species, death is part of this whole process. You could say that species have evolved in such…

— David Bohm

But there is nothing in biology yet found that indicates the inevitability of death.

— Richard P. Feynman

“An evolutionary perspective of our place in the history of the earth reminds us that Homo sapiens sapiens has occupied the planet for the…

— Richard E. Leakey

In fact, death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an…

— George Wald

Death seems to have been a rather late invention in evolution. One can go a long way in evolution before encountering an authentic corpse.

— George Wald

There is no evidence that an animal can take on the sophisticated task of deciding to end his life and to communicate that decision…

— Jon Katz

Only a creature that can think symbolically about life can conceive of its own death. Our knowledge of death is part of our knowledge…

— Susanne Katherina Langer

“It is one of the most remarkable things that in all of the biological sciences there is no clue as to the necessity of…

— Ray Kurzweil

Of all living things, only humans consciously anticipate death; the consequent need to choose how to behave in its face - to worry about…

— Drew Gilpin Faust

There is nothing in biology yet found that indicates the inevitability of death. This suggests to me that it is not at all inevitable…

— Richard P. Feynman

We do not believe in immortality because we can't prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.

— Harriet Martineau

Sometimes death is proof of life. Sometimes decay points out a certain verve.

— Karen Thompson Walker