I don't want to achieve immortality through my work... I want to achieve it through not dying.

Woody Allen

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Topic

Immortality through art Artistic legacy Immortality Death

Speaker

Woody Allen

Source

On Being Funny: Woody Allen and His Comedy

Language

English

Time

1975 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Comedian Film director

From

United States

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Citation

Allen, Woody. Quoted in On Being Funny: Woody Allen and Comedy, written by Eric Lax. Charterhouse, 1975.

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Another quote from the 1970s

Suicide... Is about life, being in fact the sincerest form of criticism life gets.

Wilfrid Sheed

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Topic
Suicide

Author

Wilfrid Sheed
Source
The Good Word & Other Words
Medium
Essay
Language
English
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
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Citation

Sheed, Wilfrid. The Good Word & Other Words. E. P. Dutton, 1978, pt. 1, ch. 15.

Another quote about Death

Death in itself is nothing, but we fear
To be we know not what, we know not where.

John Dryden

Aurenge-Zebe

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Topic
Fear of death Mystery of death Death
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Aureng-zebe

Author

John Dryden
Source
Aurenge-Zebe
Medium
Play
Genre
Drama (play)
Language
English
Time
1675 1670s 17th century
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Original Citation

Dryden, John. Aureng-Zebe. King's Company, 1675, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 1.

Current Citation

Dryden, John. "Aureng-Zebe." The Works of John Dryden, edited by Vinton A. Dearing. Vol. 12, University of California Press, 1995, act 4, sc. 1.