"There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death."

-- Pliny the Younger

#Afraid Of Death Quotes

“How then did we come to the "standard model"? And how has it supplanted other theories, like the steady state model? It is a tribute to the essential objectivity of modern astrophysics that this consensus has been brought about, not by shifts in philosophical preference or by the influence of astrophysical mandarins, but by the pressure of empirical data.”
“I am consumed with the fear of failing. Reaching deep down and finding confidence has made all my dreams come true.”
“I just feel such a connection to the little kids in Naples. I remember being on the street wanting a small piece of candy.”

Source : "Giuliana And Bill Rancic Have Begun Adoption Process In Italy" By Naughty But Nice Rob, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 18, 2011.
“I've had the pleasure and the great luck to work with some incredible actors over the years and you have to observe and learn and take something from it and try and become better yourself.”
“The Clinton era is over. I think that there would even have been a certain amount of rejoicing among some Republicans if Gore had won or if Ralph Nader had won or if Satan had won.”
“Everything comes to the man who won't wait.”

Source : Ada Leverson (2012). “Tenterhooks”, p.58, tredition
“There's nothing shocking inherently about that, given that so much of the way that artists are taught is by copying old master paintings.”
“...Omit nothing which can advance his work, and not blame others for the delay.”

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