Baby - Babies Quotes

Something cracked open inside of me right after giving birth to my first daughter. From that point on, I truly understood my power, and motherhood has been my biggest inspiration. It became my mission to make sure she lived in a world where she feels truly seen and valued.

I see myself as a baby in my son and because of that, it reminds me of moments that I had probably forgotten over time, just of me being a toddler in Trinidad.

A baby born with a billion dollars—where is the personal merit in that? A baby born with nothing—where is the personal demerit in that? The one is fawned upon, admired, worshiped, by sycophants, the other is neglected and despised—where is the sense in it?

Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.

I wanted to be a mother. Ever since I was a child I loved babies, and when I was grown up I was going to have lots of babies.

I always say I’m a woman of ambition on a mission. I’m going to go after what I want, and I believe I can get it …I’m convinced. When I think about my baby girl, this is pretty powerful. She can see me and say “I can do that.”

But what am I? An infant crying in the night, an infant crying for the light; and with no language but a cry.

We are all in a post-hypnotic trance induced in early infancy.

When I was born, I was so surprised I couldn’t talk for a year and a half.

Born on Monday, Fair in face; Born on Tuesday, Full of God’s grace; Born on Wednesday, Sour and sad; Born on Thursday, Merry and glad; Born on Friday, Worthily given; Born on Saturday, Work hard for your living; Born on Sunday, You will never know want.