Planning your own coming-of-age experience may wither you prematurely, but just think of it this way: If you can get through this,… — Mimi Pond Copy Share Image
Spiritual growth is like childbirth: you dilate, then you contract, you dilate, then you contract again. as painful as it all feels,… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
I know we can't always know what medical surprises may happen during childbirth. But my hope is to go fully natural -… — Danica McKellar Copy Share Image
My grandmother died in childbirth, and my great-aunt lived with us. She had bound feet. She never knew how to read or… — Wendi Deng Murdoch Copy Share Image
“My mother? My own mother told my lady governess that if the baby and I were in danger then they should save… — Philippa Gregory Copy Share Image
“We are God's chosen people. We are God's treasured possession. Let us rise in mighty strength to possess our rightful places as… — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Everybody was upset that Vladimir Putin was missing. He was in Switzerland with his girlfriend. She had a baby in Switzerland because… — David Letterman Copy Share Image
I think that once you go through childbirth, you can do anything. It's like Wow! I can conquer the world now! — Lights Copy Share Image
Now all you can do is wait. It must be hard for you, but there is a right time for everything. Like… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I think because I did a lot of modelling and appeared in lads mags a lot of women didn't necessarily warm to… — Jennifer Ellison Copy Share Image
“It seems that in our twenty-first century modern world, many women have become estranged from their primal brain and the knowledge that… — Maha Al Musa Copy Share Image
Because they've either conveniently forgotten with time or they're trying to be supportive, most mothers won't tell you how hard pregnancy (and… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
Transformation is only valid if it is carried out with the people, not for them. Liberation is like a childbirth, and a… — Paulo Freire Copy Share Image
Childbirth takes place at the intersection of time; in all cultures it links past, present and future. In traditional cultures birth unites… — Sheila Kitzinger Copy Share Image
“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be… — Anita Diamant Copy Share Image
...Respecting the woman as an important and valuable human being and making certain that the woman's experience while giving birth is fulfilling… — Marsden Wagner Copy Share Image
“Seamus shuddered in horror, before he pulled himself together. Determined, he reached between my thighs and shoved hard. Pain, like the fire… — A.B. Shepherd Copy Share Image
I once heard two ladies going on and on about the pains of childbirth and how men don't seem to know what… — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
It is incumbent upon us to respond to the unique needs of military women and ensure they receive proper care during the… — Susan Collins Copy Share Image
As often as I have witnessed the miracle [birth], held the perfect creature with its tiny hands and feet, each time I… — Margaret Sanger Copy Share Image
During childbirth and hospice I'll sing gospel songs that my grandma taught me when I was younger, or something I've made up,… — Erykah Badu Copy Share Image
Ladies, you wake up tomorrow and the newspaper reads Scientists have discovered a way for men to experience childbirth. That would be… — Bill Engvall Copy Share Image
I wasn't very good about the pain. I started screaming for painkillers after the third contraction and didn't stop until my daughter… — Linda Sunshine Copy Share Image
O fortunate bride, who never again will become elated after childbirth! O lucky older wife, who has been cured of feeling unwanted! — Louise Bogan Copy Share Image
Yeah, well, I’ll be glad to birth it if it means I can name him something normal. (Zarek) Yeah, yeah. This from… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
...thousands of women could be saved each year if they had access to skilled care during pregnancy and childbirth, and access to… — Lee Jong-wook Copy Share Image
A child, thought Carl, is not the only result of childbirth. A mother, too, is born. You see them every day--nondescript women… — Joshua Ferris Copy Share Image
“Her eyes were open, taking in my tired face... Her face twitched into what looked like a squinty smile, and in her… — Vanessa Diffenbaugh Copy Share Image
[Childbirth] is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. It's like an 'Alien' movie. I started crying, it was so emotional ... I… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
A baby is like the beginning of all things: wonder, hope a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down… — Eda LeShan Copy Share Image
Later on Lady Maccon was to describe that particular day as the worst of her life. She had neither the soul nor… — Gail Carriger Copy Share Image
Fredrika Bimm, what do you think you're doing?" "Freaking out. Losing my mind. Thinking about snapping your husband's spine. Squashing the urge… — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
“Her time has come," answered Miss Lizzie. "That's why I didn't marry Harvey - long ago when he asked me. I was… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
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![“[Childbirth] is the weirdest thing I've ever seen. It's like an 'Alien' movie. I started crying, it was so emotional ... I was there in the room but I wasn't planning on doing much. But then I see this blue pinhead come out and I think I said to the nurse, 'What the hell is that?' And then it…” quote by Tim Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1d1/tim-burton-2476_aliens_childbirth-is-the-weirdest-thing-i-ve-ev_3070382.jpg)
