on birth
“Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.”
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In this wilderness, Mankind is the animal I fear.
Addison SchmittAddison Schmitt The irony is that he broke the only person he never wanted to hurt.
Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
Natalie MooneyNatalie Mooney
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One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star.
Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Nietzsche A certificate of live birth is not the same thing by any stretch of the imagination as a birth certificate.
Donald TrumpDonald Trump Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.
Brene BrownBrene Brown You have to be willing to allow the person you are today to die so that you can give birth to the person you are meant to become.
Les BrownLes Brown I think, at a child’s birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow it with the most useful gift, that gift would be curiosity.
Eleanor RooseveltEleanor Roosevelt No, you can’t deny women their basic rights and pretend it’s about your ‘religious freedom’. If you don’t like birth control, don’t use it. Religious freedom doesn’t mean you can force others to live by your own beliefs.
Barack ObamaBarack Obama Right now, after giving birth, I really understand the power of my body. I just feel my body means something completely different.
Beyonce KnowlesBeyonce Knowles Birth is okay and death is okay, if we know that they are only concepts in our mind. Reality transcends both birth and death.
Thich Nhat HanhThich Nhat Hanh