Dead Celebrities 2016: Quotes From Famous People Who Died This Year

The entertainment world lost another star when “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher died Tuesday. The longtime actress was just one of many celebrities and public figures who died during 2016, including Prince, Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, John Glenn, Florence Henderson and several others.

Although they are no longer here to grace us with their presence on film, stage or the sporting arena, celebrities left the public with plenty of golden moments and quotes during their time. Check out the most memorable quotes from stars that have fallen in 2016 below.

“Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.” -- Carrie Fisher wrote this in her 2008 book, Wishful Drinking.

“The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.” -- Muhammad Ali said this in a 1957 interview with Playboy.

“I firmly believe ... you have to cherish your past. If you did it, it’s part of you. I would be foolish to ignore that or go, ‘I wish I’d never done it, I hate it,” Florence Henderson said this during a U.S. 1 interview in 2012.

“Family involvement is a valuable thing and playing together actively can be the '90s version of it. Instead of just watching, you can do it together... something we don't spend enough time on. We can motivate and excite each other about fitness.” -- Alan Thicke

“I never thought of it as God. I didn't know what to call it. I don't believe in devils, but demons I do because everyone at one time or another has some kind of a demon, even if you call it by another name, that drives them.” -- Gene Wilder said this during a 2005 interview with Newsweek.

"I will continue to keep fighting, sucking the marrow out of life as life sucks the marrow out of me." -- Craig Sager at the 2016 ESPYs.

“All my big mistakes are when I try to second-guess or please an audience. My work is always stronger when I get very selfish about it.” -- David Bowie said this to The Word in 2003.

“We can talk — and we can listen — if we only give each other a chance.” Gwen Ifill wrote this in a 2014 essay following the police shooting of an African-American man in Ferguson, Missouri.

"I don't really care so much what people say about me because it usually is a reflection of who they are. For example, if people wish I would sound like I used to sound, then it says more about them than it does me." -- Prince