Sunday, August 16, 2009

Famous last words

"I don’t feel good."- Luther Burbank (1849-1926), last words

"They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist..."- General John Sedgwick (1813-1864), last words

"Ask her to wait a moment - I am almost done."- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), when informed that his wife was dying

"Show my head to the people, it is worth seeing."- Georges Danton (1759-1794), to his executioner

"Don’t let it end like this. Tell them I said something."- Pancho Villa (1877-1923), last words

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