Quotes tagged ‘Eulogies’

“Ellen Griswold: Lord, we loved this woman with all our heart. Audrey Griswold: Let's not overdo it, mom. Ellen Griswold: Shut up.”

— John Hughes, Ellen Griswold, Beverly D'Angelo, imdb.com

“I’ll come back to George Washington just long enough to say goodbye to him. He was a great man and a good man, and when his work was over as our great first president, he went back home to Virginia for his long-earned rest. Just three years later, on December 14, 1799, at the age of sixty-seven, he…”

— Harry S Truman, amazon.com

“You know, when we had that moment in the pub, I thought to myself, 'After 33 years, I'm finally having a real moment with my father.' Can't believe what a fool I was. There wasn't a shred of truth in that moment. You were lying the whole time. You were dying, you didn't say a word. All you had to do…”

— Shane Kosakowski, Franklin Hardy, Jimmy Shive-Overly, Chris Geere, imdb.com

“According to most studies, people's number-one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two! Now, this means to the average person, if you have to go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.”

— Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, imdb.com