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On their deathbeds, many individuals reveal their innermost thoughts with surprising sincerity and humor. Here is a compilation of 20 iconic last words from renowned personalities.
1. Pardon me, sir. I did not mean to do that.
Attributed to: Queen Marie Antoinette, who, upon stepping accidentally on her executioner's foot as she approached the guillotine, expressed this as her final words.
2. I just can't seem to fall asleep.
Attributed to: J. M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan
3. I should never have switched from Scotch to Martinis.
Attributed to: Humphrey Bogart
4. I am about to — or I am going to — die: either phrase is perfectly fine.
Quoted by: Dominique Bouhours, a well-known French grammarian
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5. I live!
Spoken by: The Roman Emperor, as he was being assassinated by his own soldiers.
6. Dammit… Don’t you dare pray to God for me.
Spoken by: Joan Crawford to her housekeeper, who had started praying aloud.
7. I am bewildered. Satan, leave me!
Spoken by: Aleister Crowley – renowned occultist
8. What in the world made me do that?
Quoted by: General William Erskine, after leaping from a window in Lisbon, Portugal in 1813.
9. Hey, guys! What do you think of this headline for tomorrow’s paper? ‘French Fries’!
Spoken by: James French, a convicted murderer, just before his execution by electric chair. He directed these words at the journalists present to witness his demise.
10. Bugger Bognor.
Spoken by: King George V, whose doctor recommended that he unwind at his coastal retreat in Bognor Regis.
11. It's over.
Spoken by: Joseph Henry Green, after checking his own pulse.
12. LSD, 100 micrograms I.M.
Spoken by: Aldous Huxley (Author) to his wife. She complied and administered the injection twice before his passing.
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13. O Galilean, victory is yours
Attributed to: Emperor Julian, who tried to reverse the Roman Empire's official support of Christianity.
14. No, that's absolutely impossible.
Spoken by: John F. Kennedy in response to Nellie Connally, wife of Governor John Connally, when she said, “You can't deny that the people of Dallas have given you a warm welcome, Mr. President.”
15. I feel nauseous. Call for medical help.
Spoken by: Mao Zedong (Chairman of China)
16. Tomorrow, I will no longer be present
Spoken by: Nostradamus
17. Hurry up, you Hoosier fool, I could take down ten men while you’re wasting time!
Spoken by: Carl Panzram, a notorious serial killer, just moments before he faced execution by hanging.
18. Extinguish the bloody cigarette!!
Spoken by: Saki, addressing a fellow soldier in a trench during World War I, fearing the smoke would betray their location. He was subsequently shot by a German sniper who overheard the statement.
19. Please, don’t let me drop.
Spoken by: Mary Surratt, moments before her execution by hanging for her involvement in the plot to assassinate President Lincoln. She became the first woman to be executed by the United States federal government.
20. Now, now, dear fellow, this is hardly the moment for making enemies.
Quote from: Voltaire, when a priest urged him to reject Satan.
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