I don’t want to achieve immortality through my work… I want to achieve it by not dying! Woody Allen
What would be the use of immortality to a person who cannot use well a half an hour. Ralph Waldo Emerson
To himself everyone is immortal; he may know that he is going to die, but he can never know that he is dead. Samuel Butler
If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error. John Kenneth Galbraith
The first condition of immortality is death. Stanislaus Lec
All men think that all men are mortal but themselves. Edward Young
If my decomposing carcass helps nourish the roots of a juniper tree or the wings of a vulture – that is immortality enough for me. And as much as anyone deserves. Edward Abbey
Children are the only form of immortality that we can be sure of. Peter Ustinov
If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality. Walter Gropius
I intend to live forever. So far, so good. Stephen Wright