“Irishness is not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and usually of being mauled by it.” LanguageSituationBloodConditionsBirthInvolvedBeing IrishIreland And The Irish Author:Conor Cruise O'Brien
“The climate, the economic situation, rising birth rates; none of these things give me a lot of hope or reason to be optimistic.” GivingReasonSituationEconomicBirthGive MeClimateRateOptimisticRisingBeing OptimisticBirth Rate Author:David Attenborough
“One of the best things that's come out of the Seattle protests is the birth of the Independent Media Center. It's not as though the independent media movement wasn't already there, but it's given it another jump-start. There's the feeling that not only should we report on our underground culture and our own situation, but now we have to start telling people what's really going on at a time when everything from CNN to USA Today is as tightly controlled as Tass or Pravda.” PeopleShouldFeelingsTodayCultureGivenSituationMediaMovementBirthIndependentBest ThingsUsaReportsProtestControlledSeattleCnnIndependent Media Author:Jello Biafra
“Among mammals, a virgin birth (parthenogenesis) can only produce female offspring, for chromosomal reasons. Messiahs are mammals. Therefore, Jesus was... On the other hand, among turkeys, the chromosomal situation is such that all products of virgin birth are males. So if Jesus was a male, he might also have been.” IfsHas BeensReasonHandsMightJesusSituationAtheismProduceProductsBirthFemaleMalesVirginsTurkeysOffspringMessiahMammalsVirgin Birth Author:Frank Zindler
“What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes up most of your attention? A dash, one or two inches long, between the date of birth and date of death on your gravestone.” LongTwoSpiritualLeftAttentionSituationWorryBirthInchesGravestone Book:Stillness Speaks Source: Stillness Speaks
“This Revolution is genuine because it was born from the same womb that always gives birth to massive social upheavals - the womb of intolerable conditions and unendurable situations.” GivingSocialBornSituationConditionsRevolutionBirthGenuineMassiveWombUpheavalUnendurable Book:Why We Can't Wait Source: Why We Can't Wait