883 Quotes About Born

  • Author Jean-Marie Lehn
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    I was born on September 30, 1939, in Rosheim, a small medieval city of Alsace in France. My father, Pierre Lehn, then a baker, was very interested in music, played the piano and the organ, and became, later, having given up the bakery, the organist of the city. My mother Marie kept the house and the shop.

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  • Author Jeremy Lloyd
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    My first failure was to be born a child not wanted by his father or mother, as they parted shortly after I was born.

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  • Author Jerry Lewis
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    We're leaving the House to people who either were born with a silver spoon in their mouth ... or couldn't get better jobs in the first place.

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  • Author Jill Lepore
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    An ordinary life used to look something like this: born into a growing family, you help rear your siblings, have the first of your own half-dozen or even dozen children soon after you're grown, and die before your youngest has left home.

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  • Author Jose Lagos
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    Let's not forget who these immigrants are. They work hard, they pay taxes, and many have U.S. born children. It gives them the peace of mind that they can continue to work legally.

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  • Author Mettrie L.
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    Everyone is born with psychic abilities. It's just a matter of knowing how to tap into it.

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  • Author Sonja Lyubomirsky
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    It just means that the person who's born happy doesn't have to try as hard -- just like thin people don't have to work at it as much. You can make yourself happier using all kinds of strategies -- but you have to put some effort into it.

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