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Category Archives: Laughter is Medicine
“I’m trying to die correctly, but it’s very difficult, you know.”
-Lawrence Durrell
Image source: Michiel Van Balen (Creative Commons)
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Tagged Dying Right, Humorous Death Quotes, Lawrence Durrell
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“Look, I really don’t want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you’re alive, you’ve got to flap your arms and legs, you’ve got to jump around a lot, you’ve got to make a lot of noise, because life is the very opposite of death. And therefore, as I see it, if you’re quiet, you’re not living. You’ve got to be noisy, or at least your thoughts should be noisy and colorful and lively.”
-Mel Brooks
Photo Credit: Jump in the Air
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Tagged Famous Quotes, Mel Brooks, Mel Brooks Quotes, Quotes about Life
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“People are never ‘dying’. They live and then they die. And dying is in a moment.”
-Mike DeStefano
The comedian shared this advice from a social worker in his appearance with The Moth storytelling organization to tell “Franny’s Last Ride,” the story of the loss of his wife. Image source.
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Tagged AIDS, Comedy, end-of-life, Laughter, Mike DeStefano
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“Being fired has some of the advantages of dying without its supreme disadvantages. People say extra-nice things about you, and you get to hear them.”
-Howard Zinn
Photo Credit: The New York Times
“The art of dying graciously is nowhere advertised, in spite of the fact that its market potential is great.”
-Milton Mayer
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“Stop worrying about the world ending today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.”
-Charles M. Schulz
Photo Credit: Orange County Archives Flickr
