“If the bible myth of Jonah in the whale and the Mother Goose myth of Jack and the Beanstalk were switched at birth so that Jack in the Beanstalk were in the bible, do you think any child would notice?” IfsThinkingChildrenMotherReligionBirthMythWhalesGeeseJonahMother Goose Author:Bill Maher
“If we go back to the beginning, we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned them; that weakness worships them; that credulity preserves them and that custom, respect and tyranny support them in order to make the blindness of men serve their own interests. If the ignorance of nature gave birth to gods, the knowledge of nature is calculated to destroy them.” IfsMenReligionOrderInterestSupportAtheismIgnoranceBirthWorshipWeaknessAtheistTyrannyEnthusiasmPreservesFancyDeceitCustomsAgnosticBlindnessCredulityReligion GodIgnorance And Fear Author:Bill Maher
“When a man acts in ways that annoy us we wish to think him wicked, and we refuse to face the fact that his annoying behavior is the result of antecedent causes which, if you follow them long enough, will take you beyond the moment of his birth, and therefore to events for which he cannot be held responsible by any stretch of imagination... When a motorcar fails to start, we do not attribute its annoying behavior to sin, we do not say, you are a wicked motorcar, and you shall not have any more gasoline until you go.” IfsThinkingMenWayLongEnoughMomentsFactsFacesWishCausesImaginationSinResultsFailingEventsBirthBehaviorResponsibleRefuseWickedFree WillAttributesAnnoyingGasoline Author:Bertrand Russell
“The Chinese describe themselves as political refugees. Many base that claim on China's strict population laws, which allow them to have only one child. But if we accept them as bona fide political refugees for that reason, doesn't it follow that people living in countries where abortion is illegal (such as Ireland and Poland) should also receive political asylum? After all, their country's policy is forcing them to give birth to unwanted children.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldChildrenCountryReasonLawPoliticalAcceptingPolicyBirthClaimsPopulationChinaImmigrationChineseAbortionIllegalIrelandStrictRefugeeAsylumsPolandUnwantedLiving In The Country Book:Ed Koch on Everything: Movies, Politics, Personalities, Food and Other Stuff Source: Ed Koch on Everything: Movies, Politics, Personalities, Food and Other Stuff
“At my age, I'm often asked if I'm frightened of death and my reply is always, I can't remember being frightened of birth.” IfsI CanAgeRememberDeathBirthFrightened Author:Peter Ustinov
“My mom said giving birth was the most excruciating thing she's ever gone through in her life. So...if [a cesarean] doesn't happen, I'll be like, `Epidural, please!' Hopefully my athletic abilities will take over.” IfsGivingSaidHappensAbilityGoneMomBirthPleaseMy MomHopefullyAthleticGiving BirthAthletic AbilityCesarean Author:Britney Spears
“Every woman knows that if she were free, she would never bear an unwished-for child nor think of murdering one before its birth.” IfsThinkingKnowsChildrenBearsBirthAbortionAgainst Abortion Author:Victoria Woodhull
“(After meeting her birth mother after more than 40 years) We exchange bunches of orchids, laughing at the coincidence of the flowers. A little unnerving: I wonder if that choice has anything to do with genetics. ... I want to take mine home and look after them so that they live for days. I might spray the leaves, and make sure they sit in an easterly window, and keep them out of the direct sun.” IfsWantYearsLooksLittlesHomeMightMotherChoicesWonderLaughingSunMinesFlowerBirthDirectWindowMeetingsBunchCoincidenceGeneticsSprayOrchidsLive For The DayBirth Mother Author:Jackie Kay
“I'm tired of hearing about innocent victims. It's fiction, If you live on this planet you're guilty, period, f*** you, next case, end of report. Your birth certificate is proof of guilt.” IfsEndsNextFictionCasesPlanetsBirthPeriodsHumorousVictimTiredGuiltHearingProofInnocentGuiltyReportsI'm TiredCertificatesBirth CertificateInnocent Victims Author:George Carlin
“You have all these people in the city and everything has become centralized. If you live outside the city and you need a birth certificate or some official paper from the government, you have to travel to the city.” PeopleIfsNeedsGovernmentCitiesSeaBirthTravelPaperOfficialsFunny TravelCertificatesBirth CertificateCentralized Government Author:Edwidge Danticat