John Sherman Cooper

American politician, jurist, and diplomat (1901–1991).

Born August 23rd, 1901 in Somerset.

Died February 21st, 1991 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (heart failure).

Occupations
American football player, diplomat, judge, lawyer, politician

When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche