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Die Quotes

What people say they'd live, and die, for.

Some die quotes here are about craft rather than mortality — a musician describes a piano-and-voice foundation strong enough to build a whole career on. For more on beginnings and endings together, see Death quotes.

Childbearing is glorified in part because women die from it.

Quotes by Andrea Dworkin

It's hard for us to imagine, as humans, that we'll become less powerful. But it'll be healthier for the planet and for the eco-system if that does happen. If humans are going to merge with machines, then let's get on...

Quotes by Andrea Riseborough

Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.

Quotes by Andre Gide

Losing his wealth, his home, the life he had built, killed my father. He didn't die right away; it took four decades of exile to finish him off.

Quotes by Andre Aciman

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another.

Quotes by Anatole France

I told them, you can succeed - it's not likely the first time, maybe 25 per cent, but you CAN succeed. You can also die. By April 16 they had already been to camp III, well ahead of most teams.

Quotes by Anatoli Boukreev

I considered that I had to write stories about the people I had met, with whom I'd worked, the history of my books - just in case I up and die.

Quotes by Anatoly Rybakov

I think I saw 'Rushmore' my senior year in high school. You know, Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson, there's such a voice to those movies. It's not like 'Die Hard' where it's like, 'Oh, this is an adventure. It just...

Quotes by Anders Holm

I love cop shows and crime books and thrillers, and before I die I'm gonna play a cop.

Quotes by Amy Sedaris

I thought I was going to die when I was 39.

Quotes by Amy Sherald

I write because I know that one day I will die, and thus I should experience as many deliberate observations, careful thoughts, wild ideas, and deep emotions as I can before that day occurs.

Quotes by Amy Tan

When you're on the battlefield, you switch off your soul; otherwise, you would die of terror - you would die of fear. You switch off your soul, and you act like an animal or a machine.

Quotes by Amos Oz

When I eat cilantro, it's like someone sprayed perfume down my throat. It closes up my throat, even if there's only a little piece. I like Mexican food, and I'll go out to a Mexican restaurant and tell them, 'Look,...

Quotes by Amber Rose

Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Imagine somebody says you are going to die in a few weeks; I'd really rather not know.

Quotes by Amaury Nolasco

In this game of baseball, you live by the sword and die by it. You hit and get hit. Remember that.

Quotes by Alvin Dark

If you're going to be a myth or want to be a myth, you'd better die young.

Quotes by Alma Guillermoprieto

Lollapalooza, that was one of my worst shows. We just played at, like, 3 in the afternoon; it was like the hottest, most miserable thing. My shoes were melting. I just thought I was going to die. It was the...

Quotes by Alison Mosshart

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

Quotes by Alice Walker

I consider the fact that thousands of children die each day from starvation and a lack of medicine a crisis for humanity and a problem we must collectively attempt to solve.

Quotes by Alice Walker

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote here about a musical foundation people "live and die by"?
Yes — one describes it this way: "that's what we live and die by, because if you build up from that foundation, it's going to be strong." It uses "die" figuratively, to express deep commitment to a creative process. For more on the more literal side of the word, see Death quotes.
What's this "Opus Die" reference about?
One speaker mentions it as a pop-culture reference point: "I didn't know anything about Opus Die except from pop culture, like Dan Brown novels, which I knew wasn't really knowing anything about Opus Die." It's presented here exactly as the speaker said it — a comment on how fiction can shape, and limit, what people think they know about something.
Is there a quote about wanting to keep doing something until the end?
Yes — a passionate one: "I feel the ticking clock. And at times, I've said if I don't dance, I'd rather die." It shows how deeply tied to their craft the speaker feels, treating it as essential to who they are. For more quotes about urgency and time running out, browse Dying quotes.
Is there a quote about personal identity here?
Yes — one speaker states their own political identity plainly: "I was leftwing, I am leftwing, and I will die leftwing." It's presented here simply as the speaker's own self-described stance, without any added commentary. For related quotes about steadfastness over time, see Died quotes.
What's the common thread across these "die" quotes?
Each uses "die" to express intensity — commitment to craft, curiosity about a cultural reference, urgency about time, and firmness of identity — rather than being literally about death. For more, check out Dies quotes.

Others get more personal, from a dancer who says they'd rather not go on if they couldn't dance, to someone stating a lifelong political identity they don't expect to abandon. Continue with Dying quotes or Died quotes.

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