“Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.”

“Control over the use of one's ideas really constitutes control over other people's lives; and it is usually used to make their lives more difficult.”

Richard Stallman (1953) American software freedom activist, short story writer and computer programmer, founder of the GNU project

“People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. ”

Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors

“Man is the only living being who has a developed self-awareness and death-awareness.”

Theodosius Dobzhansky (1900–1975) geneticist and evolutionary biologist

“People fear death even more than pain. It's strange that they fear death. Life hurts a lot more than death. At the point of death, the pain is over. Yeah, I guess it is a friend”

Jim Morrison (1943–1971) lead singer of The Doors

“Biology is usually a lot more fun than physics. It's a lot easier to understand, and there's sex.”

Alexander Rosenberg (1946) American philosopher

“Evil isn’t the real threat to the world. Stupid is just as destructive as Evil, maybe more so, and it’s a hell of a lot more common. What we really need is a crusade against Stupid. That might actually make a difference.”

Jim Butcher book Vignette

“Artists aren't necessarily business people. And they aren't necessarily aware of all the things that go on in their names. Some just want to make some music, but there is a lot of greed among artists as well. Whether or not we know it, we are all to blame. I think it's time — starting with the artist — to try to be a little more responsible and aware of what goes on in our name.”

Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician

“Beginnings are usually scary and endings are usually sad, but it's everything in between that makes it all worth living. ”

Sandra Bullock (1964) American actress and producer

“Failure is usually boring. It is the credible but unrealized threat of failure that is interesting.”

Robin D. Laws (1964) Canadian writer and game designer