Famous Quotes

"If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man."

James Dean on Death

More quotes about Death

• "A man who won't die for something is not fit to live."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Death

• "To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent."

  Buddha on Death

• "The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

  Albert Einstein on Death

• "The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time."

  Mark Twain on Death

• "Death is no more than passing from one room into another. But there's a difference for me, you know. Because in that other room I shall be able to see."

  Helen Keller on Death

More quotes by James Dean

• "Being an actor is the loneliest thing in the world. You are all alone with your concentration and imagination, and that's all you have."

• "I also became close to nature, and am now able to appreciate the beauty with which this world is endowed."

• "Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."

• "If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he's dead, then maybe he was a great man."

• "There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are all impaled on the crook of conditioning."