“When trust is lost, traumatized people feel that they belong more to the dead than to the living.”

“We lost -- we lost the trust of the American people when some Republicans gave in to the temptations of corruption. We lost their trust when rather than reform government, both parties made it bigger. We lost their trust when instead of freeing ourselves from a dangerous dependence on foreign oil, both parties -- and Sen. Obama -- passed another corporate welfare bill for oil companies. We lost their trust when we valued our power over our principles. We're going to change that.”

“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”

“Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.”

“The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.”

“Don't trust people whose feelings change with time... Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes.”

“It was one of those rare times when remembering the dead was more inmportant than tending to the needs of the living.”

“The dead are way more organized than the living.”

“The living need charity more than the dead.”

“A rose to the living is more
Than sumptuous wreaths to the dead.”