#birth

…tomorrow was her birthday, and she was thinking how fast the years went by, how old she was getting, and how little she seemed to have accomplished. Almost twenty-five and nothing to show for it. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#little-women #louisa-may-alcott #accomplishments

I could not get my fill of looking. There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment. ↗

— Anita Diamant

#love #motherhood #love

Doing the limbo under a razor pendulum is a lot cheaper than having a caesarian in a hospital. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #pendulum #pregnancy #funny

When I was in elementary school, I used to write letters to myself. I'd write letters and go 'Dear Kristen-at-16-years-old, happy birthday. I hope you're doing something.' ↗

— Kristin Kreuk

#dear #doing #elementary #elementary school #go

I can put my legs behind my head and sing 'Happy Birthday.' Because that's something that me and my friends used to do when we were in gymnastics class as kids, and I can still do it. I was doing it since I was 8 and 9. They used to call me Gumby. Very bendy. ↗

— Emmy Rossum

#behind #birthday #call #class #doing

My family means everything to me and the birth of our daughter has enabled me to have more focus on my career and every time I compete, I dedicate my success to them. ↗

— David Rudisha

#career #compete #daughter #dedicate #enabled

In the last few years, losing my father, going through a divorce and not getting some jobs I really wanted, is making me a much more interesting person, I think. This all really does feel like a rebirth, a new chapter. ↗

— John Stamos

#divorce #does #father #feel #few

Do not forget birthdays. This is in no way a propaganda for a larger population. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

#forget #larger #population #propaganda #way

Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#admirable #amazing #childbirth #conquest #courageous

I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about that night, and it made me see how much she really meant to me. ↗

— Rod Taylor

#alfred #attended #august #birthday #birthday party