“I will not tip toe through life only to arrive safely at death.”
“I do not intend to tip-toe through life, but to arrive safely at death.”
“I refuse to walk faintly through life only to arrive safely at death!”
“I do not intend to tiptoe through life to arrive safely at death.”
“Some people tiptoe through life to arrive at death safely.”
“He rode death's horse by the tips of his fingers and the tips of his toes.”