FAMOUS
LAST WORDS
G'day folks,
Time for some more of those famous last words from the rich and famous.
49. Maximilian – Emperor of Mexico
“I
forgive everybody. I pray that everybody may also forgive me, and my blood
which is about to be shed will bring peace to Mexico. Long live Mexico, Long
Live Independence.”
50. Lord George Byron – Writer
‘Now I
shall go to sleep. Goodnight.’
51. François Rabelais – Writer
“I owe
much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.”
52. Malcolm X – Black leader
“Let’s
cool it brothers…”
53. Franz Leher – Composer
“Now I
have finished with all earthly business, and high time too. Yes, yes, my dear
child, now comes death.”
54. Johannes Brahms – Composer
“Ah, that
tastes nice. Thank you.”
55. Elizabeth I – Queen of England
“All my
possessions for a moment of time.”
56. Ethan Allen – American Revolutionary
general
“Waiting
are they? Waiting are they? Well–let ’em wait.”.
57. Jessica Dubroff – Seven-year-old Pilot
“Do you
hear the rain? Do you hear the rain?”
58. Chief Sitting Bull – Activist
“I am not
going. Do with me what you like. I am not going. Come on! Come on! Take action!
Let’s go!”
59. Richard Feynman – Physicist
“I’d hate
to die twice. It’s so boring.”
61. Tallulah Bankhead – Actress
“Codeine
. . . bourbon”.
62. Woodrow Wilson – US President
“I am
ready”.
63. Louis XVIII – King of France
“A King
should die standing”.
64. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov – Writer
“I am
dying. I haven’t drunk champagne for a long time.”
65. Edward VII – King of Britain
“No, I
shall not give in. I shall go on. I shall work to the end.”
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