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Cemeteries Quotes

Mortality and quiet reflection

These cemeteries quotes include a surprisingly warm childhood memory of a family gravestone business, treating burial grounds as an ordinary, always-familiar playground.

Someday, I have no doubt, the dead from today's wars will be seen with a similar sense of sorrow at needless loss and folly as those millions of men who lie in the cemeteries of France and Belgium - and...

Quotes by Adam Hochschild

My family had a business where they worked with gravestones, and I remember growing up and playing in cemeteries like it was a normal playground.

Quotes by Zach Roerig

It is always dangerous to generalize, but the American people, while infinitely generous, are a hard and strong race and, but for the few cemeteries I have seen, I am inclined to think they never die.

Quotes by Margot Asquith

Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.

Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

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I have this friend who has a theory that lots of towns have energies. And, for instance, certain places in Alabama have bad ones because they were built on reservations or built on cemeteries or something. But Nashville has a...

Quotes by Caitlin Rose

I've always loved cemeteries since I was a kid. They're very calm.

Quotes by Britne Oldford

Nowadays, many Americans have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At cemeteries across the country, the graves of the fallen are sadly ignored, and worse, neglected.

Quotes by Allen West

Frequently Asked Questions

What personal stories appear in these cemeteries quotes?
One recalls growing up around a family gravestone business, treating cemeteries as an ordinary childhood playground rather than something somber.
Do the quotes reflect on mortality more broadly?
Yes, one references Charles De Gaulle's line that the cemeteries of the world are full of once indispensable men, a reminder not to overrate one's own importance.
Is there a quote about places built on old burial ground?
There is, describing a theory that certain towns carry bad energy because they were built on reservations or cemeteries.
Do the quotes generalize about any particular people?
One offers a broad, admiring generalization about the American people's strength and endurance, drawn loosely from noticing few cemeteries in certain travels.
Where can I read more reflective quotes like these?
Try the Always quotes page for related musings on life and permanence.

Others are more reflective, citing De Gaulle's line that cemeteries are full of once indispensable men, alongside a theory that some towns hold bad energy from what was built on them.