I would rather die
Used to show that the speaker hates or strongly dreads the task in question.
I would rather die than hear that awful song again.
I would rather die
I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life. Corazon Aquino
I would rather die standing up to live life on my knees. Che Guevara
I would rather die of passion than of boredom. Émile Zola
I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees. Euripides
I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will. Joan of Arc
Do you expect me, after all my history as a militant and as one of the Iraqi leaders, to go to an American prison – to go to Guantanamo? I would rather die. Tariq Aziz