Euphemism For Death Quotes

#1. There is an affinity between falling asleep and dying that cannot be ignored. In fact, the word sleep is commonly used as a euphemism for "death"; we speak of putting a pet to sleep, rather than admitting we have asked a veterinarian to (kindly) kill him or her.

Anonymous

#2. Momma tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied, and that leaves only me to blame, cause Momma tried.

Merle Haggard

#3. Running was a part of my hardwiring, and that's what I wanted to do. So this is what I tell people who talk about wanting to follow their passion. 'It doesn't have to be running. It can be basket weaving. Be the best basket weaver in the world. Throw your heart and soul into it.'

Dean Karnazes

#4. The expected has happened, and when the expected happens, it always causes me emotion.

Agatha Christie

#5. Your longest drives will come when you feel you're swinging at 75 percent.

Ernie Els

#6. Keep under strict surveillance and control those secret establishments which, within your government structures, seem to regard themselves as above the law.

Sean MacBride

#7. the usual looters' slogan of 'public welfare,

Ayn Rand

#8. My house is solar powered. I tell Republicans, 'You can hate the subsidies - I hate the subsidies, too - but you can't hate solar panels.'

Thomas Massie

#9. Bingo swayed like a jelly in a high wind.

P.G. Wodehouse

#10. Every now and then a green dot shifted to yellow. A soldier down, their armored suits detecting the injuries or death that rendered them combat ineffective. Combat ineffective. Such a nice euphemism for one of his kids bleeding out.

James S.A. Corey

#11. Youth is the ultimate limited resource.

William Shatner

#12. When my mother passed away several years ago - well, wait a minute. Actually, she didn't 'pass away.' She died. Something about that verb, 'to pass away' always sounds to me as if someone just drifted through the wallpaper. No, my mother did not pass away. She definitely died.

Steve Allen