“Within an atom there can be a billion kingdoms, endless. But all of them are bound by the cycle of birth and death. They all come into being for a while and then vanish.” WorldScienceBuddhismBirthBoundsBillionsEndlessKingdomsCyclesAtomsOther WorldsBirth And Death Author:Frederick Lenz
“Our bailout of Detroit will be remembered as the equivalent of pouring billions of taxpayers' money into the mail-order catalogue business on the eve of the birth of eBay.” OrderBirthBillionsRememberedMailTaxpayersDetroitPouringCataloguesEbayBailouts Author:Thomas Friedman
“If we want to unlock the secret behind the origin of our sun and its planets, it would be helpful to find some remnants from the birth itself, an event that took place about four-and-a-half-billion years ago.” IfsWantYearsWould BeSecretBehindsHalfSunFourEventsPlanetsBirthYears AgoBillionsHelpfulRemnants Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“But one of the coolest things about meteorites is that most were formed four-and-a-half-billion years ago, during the birth of our solar system, when, for reasons not yet known, a cloud of gas and dust was transformed into a sun with circling planets.” YearsReasonHalfKnownSunFourPlanetsBirthYears AgoCloudsBillionsDustGasTransformedSolar System Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“I am not the first person to give birth naturally. Billions of other women have come before me and have done this - so why can't I do it?” GivingFirstsPersonsDoneBirthBillionsFirst Person Author:Gisele Bundchen
“The Church's stand on birth control is the most absolutely spiritual of all her stands and with all of us being materialists at heart, there is little wonder that it causes unease. I wish various fathers would quit trying to defend it by saying that the world can support 40 billion. I will rejoice the day when they say: This is right whether we all rot on top of each other or not, dear children, as we certainly may. Either practice restraint or be prepared for crowding.” WorldTryingHeartMayChildrenLittlesSpiritualFatherWishCausesChurchWonderPracticeSupportBirthPreparedDearVariousBillionsQuittingRejoiceBe PreparedRestraintBirth Control Author:Flannery O'Connor