They say we die twice - once when the last breath leaves our body and once when the last person we know says our name.
Interpretation
We live on in memories, and our existence is tied to how others remember us.
This quote by Al Pacino emphasizes the idea that our lives are not just defined by our physical presence, but also by the memories we leave behind. The notion that we die a second time when the last person who knows us speaks our name highlights the importance of relationships and the impact we have on others' lives; our essence continues as long as we are remembered.
In practice
During a eulogy, to emphasize the importance of remembering loved ones.
I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp. To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.
We start to realize that there are anodynes in life that help us through the day. I don't care if it's a walk in the park, a look out the window, a good bubble bath - whatever. Even a meal you like, or a friend you want to call. That helps us solve all this stuff in our head.
I'm an actor, not a star. Stars are people who live in Hollywood and have heart-shaped swimming pools.
On any given Sunday you're gonna win or you're gonna lose. The point is -- can you win or lose like a man?
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When something enters your life that is so big and so non-negotiable as catastrophic illness, you either go in denial for a while or ultimately you accept it and you make space for it. And in making space for it, you illuminate a lot of things that you normally don't have room for you simply just look at the world differently.
I think everybody needs a passion. Whether it's one passion or a hundred, that's what keep life interesting.
O polished perturbation! golden care! That keep'st the ports of slumber open wide To many a watchful night.
Now no joy but lacks salt That is not dashed with pain And weariness and fault; I crave the stain Of tears, the aftermark Of almost too much love, The sweet of bitter bark And burning clove.
An aim in life is the only fortune worth the finding; and it is not to be found in foreign lands, but in the heart itself.
Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.
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