Life: strange eventful historySixteenth-century English poet and dramatist William Shakespeare called life a “strange eventful history” that played itself out in several distinct stages. If you are sympathetic to this viewpoint, then you likely also believe that the American public figures that lost their lives this past week and a half died before their time. Whatever your perspective, those deaths—sudden or not—probably have you thinking about your own mortality; perhaps, you will appreciate the points of views expressed in these quotations:We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever; the goal is to create something that will.~ Chuck Palahniuk, American novelist, satirist & freelance journalist; 1961–Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.~ James Dean, American actor (often cast as a young rebel); 1931–1955I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve it through not dying.~ Woody Allen, American film director, screenwriter, author and musician; 1935–All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players;They all have their exits and their entrances;~ William Shakespeare, English playwright, dramatist, poet; 1564–1616
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