Rust Never Sleeps

I would rather be ashes than dust.
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze
than it should be stifled by dry rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor,
every atom of me in magnificent glow,
than a sleepy and permanent planet.
The proper function of man is to live,
not to exist.
I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them.
I shall use my time.

--Jack London

It's better to burn out than it is to rust.

--Neil Young.