Quotes by Jack Kevorkian

My ultimate aim is to make euthanasia a positive experience.

Fear controls you.

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

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.

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

There is nothing anyone can do anyway. The public has no power. The government knows I'm not a criminal. The parole board knows I'm not a criminal. The judge knows I'm not a criminal.

Let's hope you feel better now.

As a medical doctor, it is my duty to evaluate the situation with as much data as I can gather and as much expertise as I have and as much experience as I have to determine whether or not the wish of the patient is medically justified.

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.

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