I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.

Winston Churchill (1874-1965) British statesman and author
(Attributed, 1949)

Comment on his 75th birthday, when asked whether he was afraid of death.  Quoted in the NY Times Magazine (1 Nov 1964).

Sometimes quoted as, "I am ready to meet my Maker. ..."


 
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