My organization, National Action Network (NAN), was on the ground talking and meeting with people in Ferguson, just as we did in Staten Island following Eric Garner's death. Al Sharpton actiondeatheric Change image and share on social
Following Michael Brown's death, I went to Ferguson and met with his parents. I stood with them as they tried to hold their heads high and deal with both their immense loss and the larger issues of police-community relations. Al Sharpton browncommunitydeal share on social
I have mothers with small children come to me and say, 'You found that I had early breast cancer - because of you, I don't have cancer.' You've just prevented that person from dying early, and to prevent an early, unnecessary death is incredibly meaningful. Anne Wojcicki breastcancerchild share on social
It's good for actors to confront those things we have to act: panic, pain and death. Antony Sher actactorconfront Change image and share on social
Even with protection, even with death threats, I can publish, I can travel and I can live the life that I want and not the one my parents want or some imam somewhere thinks I should live. Ayaan Hirsi Ali deathimamlife Change image and share on social
In man, the mechanical breathing is essential to life, and it is one of the old tests for death to see whether these movements have ceased completely. August Krogh breatheceasecompletely Change image and share on social
I had always thought, for 'Roman Empire,' I would love to do the death of Marcus Aurelius in the snow. One morning I woke up, and it was really snowing. Anthony Mann aureliusdeathempire Change image and share on social
Life is here only to be lived so that we can, through life, earn the right to death, which to me is paradise. Whatever it is that will bring me the reward of paradise, I'll do the best I can. Anne Bancroft bringdeathearn Change image and share on social
What emotions would we experience if we weren't working ourselves to death? What wishes drive us? What fantasies hitch themselves to our continual busyness? Only when we step away from our frenzy can we know. Arlie Russell Hochschild busynesscontinualdeath share on social
People need jobs, people need happy and successful lives; there should be marriage between one man and one woman, there should the value of person from conception until natural death. Alveda King conceptiondeathhappy Change image and share on social
