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)