The following are the last words spoken by famous individuals:
"Nothing matters. Nothing matters." —Louis B. Mayer, film producer; died October 29, 1957
"It is very beautiful over there." —Thomas Alva Edison, inventor; died October 18, 1931 (Edison may have been referring to the view outside of his window.)
"I'm bored with it all." —Winston Churchill, statesman; died January 24, 1965 (Before slipping into a coma. He died 9 days later.)
"How were the receipts today at Madison Square Garden?" —P. T. Barnum, circus entrepreneur; died 1891
"Am I dying, or is this my birthday?" —Lady Nancy Astor; died 1964 (When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her.)
"Why yes, a bulletproof vest." —Domonic Willard (A foot soldier during the Prohibition, just before his death by firing squad. He was asked if he had any last requests.)
"Don't let me die; I have got so much to do." —Huey Long, "The Kingfish," governor of and senator from Louisiana; died 1935
"My work is done. Why wait?" —George Eastman, inventor; died 1932 (from his suicide note)