My mama always used to tell me: 'If you can't find somethin' to live for, you best find somethin' to die for.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Like my mother, I was always saying, 'I'll fix my life one day.' It became clear when I saw her die without fulfilling her dreams that my time was now or maybe never.
You have to start living for something that's worth dying for.
We cannot be sure of having something to live for unless we are willing to die for it.
If a man has not discovered something that he will die for, he isn't fit to live.
My grandmother always taught me, 'If you don't have a home, family, and church, you don't have anything.'
Mama was a country woman with a whole lot of common sense. She understood what most of our neighbors didn't - that I shouldn't grow dependent on anyone except myself. 'One of these days, I ain't gonna be here,' she kept hammering inside my head.
My mother once said to me, 'You must promise to be happy; it is the greatest favour you can do to others'. It has guided me throughout my life.
To live is to die.
There are many things worth living for, a few things worth dying for, and nothing worth killing for.
I used to say that if something happened to my mother, I wanted to die with her. That's because I loved her so much. I want to live so I can carry out the essence of what she has shown me: kindness and goodness.