10 Famous Last Words

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1. Jack Daniel died when he kicked a safe in a fit of frustration.
2. Dominique Bouhours made a fine point about grammar in his last sentence.
3. Van Gogh died in a state of sadness
4. Leonardo da Vinci wasn’t satisfied with his artistic achievements.
5. Bob Hope was surprised by his wife when he lay on his deathbed.
6. Alfred Hitchcock had a hope of life after death as he was a Catholic.
7. Marie Antoinette showed polite behavior when she was executed.
8. Charlie Chaplin had serious doubts about God when he died.
9. Joan Crawford didn’t believe in God.
10. Steve Jobs couldn’t utter intelligible words on his deathbed.

 

Here are 10 historic figures and their famous last words. Planned or not, some particularly notable individuals uttered one last memorable message before departing this world. Here are 10 historic figures and their famous last words.

Number 10. Jack Daniel. In a fit of frustration, the Tennessee whiskey king kicked a safe, injured his toe, and eventually lost his life to a resulting infection. Before passing he had one final request, asking for, “One last drink please.”

Number 9. Dominique Bouhours. Befitting a person who spent his life as a dutiful upholder and practitioner of the language arts, the French grammarian’s final utterance was, “I am about to - or I am going to - die: either expression is correct.” 

Number 8. Vincent van Gogh. While the art world has been kind to the painter, life itself was not. As he lay in bed, dying from a gunshot wound inflicted by his own hand, he told his brother, “The sadness will last forever.”

Number 7. Leonardo da Vinci. History remembers him as a man of greatness, but he didn’t see himself in the same light. When his passing was imminent he called for a priest. After confessing his wrongs da Vinci said, “I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.”

Number 6. Bob Hope. The legendary funny man didn’t let death steal his sense of humor. When asked by his wife where he should be buried, Hope quipped, “Surprise me.” 

Number 5. Alfred Hitchcock. Endings were important to him, so much so that he purchased every copy of the book ‘Psycho’ available so the public wouldn’t know what was in store. Upon his own, he offered, “One never knows the ending. One has to die to know exactly what happens after death, although Catholics have their hopes.” 

Number 4. Marie Antoinette. She is and was infamous for her callous and dismissive behavior towards the common man, yet upon stepping on her executioner’s foot took a moment to say, “Pardon me sir. I did not mean to do it."

Number 3. Charlie Chaplin. A priest at his bedside wished the Lord to have mercy on the dying man’s soul. The silent film star responded, "Why not? It belongs to him." 

Number 2. Joan Crawford. The actress was an unstoppable force and generally not the type to tread lightly. When she overheard her housekeeper praying for her, Crawford demanded, “Dammit… Don’t you dare ask God to help me.”

Number 1. Steve Jobs. In her eulogy, Jobs’ sister described his last moments as those of a man still capable with wonderment. His closing words to this world were, “ Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.” 

Whose last words do you think are the most memorable?

Vocabulary

notable	híres, figyelemre méltó
to utter	mondani, kimondani
memorable	emlékezetes
to depart this world	elhagyni ezt a világot, meghalni
fit	roham
a resultinginfection	valami miatt bekövetkező fertőzés
to pass (away)	meghalni
befitting	valamihez illően
dutiful	kötelességtudó
upholder	valaminek a híve, képviselője
utterance	kijelentés
gunshot wound	lőtt seb
to inflict	okozni
imminent	fenyegető
priest	pap
to confess sy’s wrongs	megvallani a bűneit

to offend	megsérteni
mankind	emberiség
what was in store	mi volt a tarsolyában, mit tartogatott
to quip	viccelődni, vicces dolgot mondani
infamous	hírhedt
callous	érzéketlen, kőszívű
dismissive	lekezelő
common man	köznép
executioner	hóhér
to have mercy on sy	könyörülni valakin
to tread lightly	óvatosan, körültekintően viselkedni, beszélni
don’t you dare	ne merészelj
eulogy	visszaemlékezés, megemlékezés
wonderment	csodálkozás

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