139 Quotes by Jack Kevorkian

What looks like enjoyment is the sneer of contempt. That’s not a smile.

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.

I’ve seen schizophrenics who are so hopeless, you couldn’t cheer them, and their lives are miserable and they end up as suicides. That’s not right.

All the big powers they’ve silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right.

A transfer of money should never be involved in this profound situation. Although illness is profound, too, but medicine’s a business today. It’s a business.

If a man is terrified, it’s up to me to dispel that terror.

First of all, do any of you here think it’s a crime to help a suffering human end his agony? Any of you think it is? Say so right now. Well, then, what are we doing here?

I'm not a romantic.

Fear controls you.