Beth Gibbons Quotes

That we must all die, we always knew; I wish I had remembered it sooner.

It's not until they tell you you're going to die soon that you realise how short life is.

Death? Why this fuss about death? Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! Death is the essential condition of life, not an evil.

Believe me, if a man doesn't know death, he doesn't know life.

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.

I've always been somebody who's acutely aware of my mortality.

I am really curious about life, about why we are all here. I notice my skin is ageing, things are changing, I've seen people dying, so that's the train we are all on.

There's something about knowing life is finite that makes it so precious.

People assume that death hanging over my head would allow me to put things into perspective, but that's not how it works.

The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.

I'm happier because I had to face what all of us try not to face: that we're going to die. It's a fact.

There are some people who don't want to deal with the fact that we are not forever. Some people decide to live life to the fullest.

I don't wake up saying, 'Oh, I'm going to die.' It's a waste of time. It really is.

I enjoy every moment because I believe that once we die, that's it. We're not coming back.

As a society, when you have your mortality slapped in your face, it changes you.

Cancer makes you realise that you will be dead one day. It's so common seeing people dying and falling sick, but we aren't really ever able to comprehend it ourselves. The realisation that I am here for a certain period of time and will be gone after that made me value my time and life.

Fill the cup, and fill the can: Have a rouse before the morn: Every moment dies a man, Every moment one is born.

But spending your life concentrating on death is like watching a whole movie and thinking only about the credits that are going to roll at the end. It’s a mistake of emphasis.

You only pass through this life once, you don't come back for an encore.

Don't take life so serious. It ain't no-hows permanent.

I'm always aware of mortality.

Be happy now because tomorrow you are dying.

To really appreciate life you got to know you're going to die.

For me, its like go ahead and eat. Live your life. I mean, I've just seen so much death, you know, as of late, being in my 40s, of people getting sick or, you know, whatever, that I just feel like, you know what? You never know with life. Eat. Enjoy yourself. Just try to be healthy and, you know, and watch it.

Execute every act of thy life as though it were thy last.