#tombstone

The tombstone is about the only thing that can stand upright and lie on its face at the same time. ↗

— Mary Wilson Little

#face #lie #only #same #stand

I did not want my tombstone to read, 'She kept a really clean house.' I think I'd like them to remember me by saying, 'She opened government to everyone.' ↗

— Ann Richards

#did #everyone #government #house #i

When I go, if there's a tombstone it will say, She doesn't give in. She doesn't give up. And she never takes no for an answer. ↗

— Doris Roberts

#give #go #i #never #say

Many peoples' tombstones should read 'Died at 30, burried at 60.' ↗

— Nicholas M. Butler

#many #read #should #tombstones

I am learning all the time. The tombstone will be my diploma. ↗

— Eartha Kitt

#diploma #i #i am #learning #time

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. ↗

— Charles Spurgeon

#carve #character #good #good character #hearts

Before I die, I want to change my name to "Here," so that my tombstone could simply read, "Here lies." And then people who knew me could walk by, shake their head, and say, "Ain't that the truth. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

#die #funny #tombstone #truth #change

If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a Theory. ↗

— Jefferson Davis

#died #fails #should #theory #tombstone

When I am dead and buried, on my tombstone I would like to have it written, "I have arrived." Because when you feel that you have arrived, you are dead. ↗

— Yul Brynner

#arrived #because #buried #dead #feel

That's the one for my tombstone... Here lies David Byrne. Why the big suit? ↗

— David Byrne

#byrne #david #here #lies #suit