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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Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down.

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Helping others
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Simon & Garfunkel
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Genre
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Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
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Simon, Paul. "Bridge Over Troubled Water." Performed by Simon & Garfunkel. Bridge Over Troubled Water, Columbia Records, 1970.

Another quote about Death

Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.

William Shakespeare

Julius Caesar

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Caesar

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Julius Caesar
Medium
Play
Genre
History (play) Tragedy (play)
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Julius Caesar. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, 1599, Globe Theatre, London, England, UK, act 2 sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Julius Caesar." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 2, sc. 2.