Birth Defects – Quotes

There is some risk

There is some risk to increase birth defects if you do a lot of outdoor gardening when you are pregnant. That can increase rates of toxoplasmosis. Emily Oster

It is the principle

It is the principle of sin, rebellion against God and His truth which has brought about birth defects and other destructive natural occurrences. E.W. Jackson

I eliminated coffee and fish from my diet. The pesticides in coffee and fish, as well as the mercury in the latter, are considered possible contributors to birth defects in fetal tissue. Constance Marie

To see an African-American

To see an African-American elected president means that this country is really finally coming full circle from the birth defect of slavery. Condoleezza Rice

There’s a gender in

There’s a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment. For transgender people, they’re mismatched. That’s all it is. It’s not complicated, it’s not a neurosis. It’s a mix-up. It’s a birth defect, like a cleft palate. Chaz Bono

I guess I could

I guess I could Debra Winger in any number of things. She’s so luminous – it’s a birth defect. Carrie Fisher

I love when I

I love when I get stories of young women that have overcome things such as birth defects that they’ve been hated on for or even just their own body confidence stories. Ariel Winter

We succeed in enterprises

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. Alexis de Tocqueville

At 30 a man

At 30 a man should know himself like the palm of his hand, know the exact number of his defects and qualities, know how far he can go, foretell his failures – be what he is. And, above all, accept these things. Albert Camus

When a child loses

When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower. When parents lose their child, their isn’t a word to describe them. This month recognizes the loss so many parents experience across the United States and around the world. … Read more