“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.”

John McCain (1936–2018) politician from the United States

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

Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary

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

Anne Frank (1929–1945) victim of the Holocaust and author of a diary

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

Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America

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

Ziad K Abdelnour (1960) Lebanese-born American investment banker, financier, activist and author

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

Dean Koontz book Lightning

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

China Miéville book Un Lun Dun

“The living need charity more than the dead.”

George Arnold (1834–1865) American author and poet

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

Nixon Waterman (1859–1944) American writer