Jack Kevorkian

Jack Kevorkian

24 quotes

American pathologist and euthanasia activist Jack Kevorkian has a gift for language that makes complex ideas feel instantly clear. Jack Kevorkian's observations on Death are as sharp as their thoughts on Medical, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Browse 29 quotes by Jack Kevorkian that cover ground from Death, Medical, Society, Fear, and Experience. A favorite of many readers: "My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience."

“I hate to say this, but I'll repeat it: After death, all we know that you do is stink.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

All Quotes by Jack Kevorkian

“My religion centers in different areas than what's considered conventional religion.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Religion

“This could never be a crime in any society which deems himself enlightened.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Society

“You're basing your laws and your whole outlook on natural life on mythology. It won't work. That's why you have all these problems in the world. Name them: India, Pakistan, Ireland. Name them-all these problems. They're all religious problems.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Work

“I hate to say this, but I'll repeat it: After death, all we know that you do is stink.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

“Not one has shown an iota of fear of death. They want to end this agony.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

“I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Food

“I will admit, like Socrates and Aristotle and Plato and some other philosophers, that there are instances where the death penalty would seem appropriate.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

“My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Experience

“I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

“I gambled and I lost. I failed in securing my options for this choice for myself, but I succeeded in verifying the Dark Age is still with us.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Age

“The patient's autonomy always, always should be respected, even if it is absolutely contrary - the decision is contrary to best medical advice and what the physician wants.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Medical

“Let's hope you feel better now.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Hope

“Am I a criminal? The world knows I'm not a criminal. What are they trying to put me in jail for? You've lost common sense in this society because of religious fanaticism and dogma.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Society

“Freedom has a price. Most people aren't willing to pay it.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Freedom

“What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That's not a smile.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Smile

“Fear controls you.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Fear

“I'm not a romantic.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Romantic

“You've gotta know what death is to know life!”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

“The Supreme Court of the United States... has validated the Nazi method of execution in... concentration camps, starving them to death.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death

“If Christ can die in a barn, I think the death of a human in a van is not so bad.”

— Jack Kevorkian

Death