It is true that I was born in Iowa, but I can't speak for my twin sister.
Abigail Van Buren (1918 - ), (Dear Abby)
Some people are born on third base and go through life thinking they hit a triple.
Barry Switzer (1937 - )
He not busy being born is busy dying.
Bob Dylan (1941 - )
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval1.
George Santayana (1863 - 1952), Soliloquies in England, 1922, "War Shrines2"
When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk for a year and a half.
Gracie Allen (1906 - 1964)
We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized3 before we are fit to participate in society.
Judith Martin, (Miss Manners)
Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child. She must be found and stopped.
Sam Levenson (1911 - 1980)
To my embarrassment4 I was born in bed with a lady.
Wilson Mizner (1876 - 1933)
