immortality

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He may well try to answer that in his State of the Union address — if only because of his desperate desire for immortality.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

He is one of the few people of his age equipped to recognize the scale of Mozart’s achievement, but the fragility of his ego and his obsession with music immortality stand in his way.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

And his desire for secular immortality didn’t mean he was pretending to have lofty republican sensibilities.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

"Fela has been an ancestor for 28 years. His legacy is growing by the day. This is immortality," Ghariokwu tells the BBC, welcoming the posthumous award.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Lourdes felt a spiritual link to American moguls, to the immortality of men like Irenee du Pont, whose Varadero Beach mansion on the north coast of Cuba she had once visited.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García