Birth

"You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star."

"One must still have chaos in oneself to be able to give birth to a dancing star."

"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."

"You give birth to that on which you fix your mind."

"Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference."

"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."