When a child is born, the entire Universe has to shift and make room. Another entity capable of free will, and therefore capable of becoming God, has been born.

We are the only species of mammal that doubts our ability to give birth. It's profitable to scare women about birth. But let's stop it. I tell women: Your body is not a lemon.

Whenever and however you give birth, your experience will impact your emotions, your mind, your body, and your spirit for the rest of your life.

If a woman doesn't look like a Goddess during labor, then someone isn't treating her right.

There is no other organ quite like the uterus. If men had such an organ they would brag about it. So should we

Why in the world do the insurance companies get to be the boss of birth? That's what I want to know.

Even if it has not been your habit throughout your life so far, I recommend that you learn to think positively about your body.

It does a man good to see his lady being brave while she has their baby... it inspires him.

The human species is no more unsuited to give birth than any other of the 5,000 or so species of mammals on the planet. We are merely the most confused.

The way a culture treats women in birth is a good indicator of how well women and their contributions to society are valued and honored.

The energy that gets the baby in is the energy that gets the baby out.

I'll pretty much try any cheese, but I have found that I prefer young goats and old cows. I don't like gray areas.

The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never allow us to bring about genuine change.

We're all living in different states and we all have different systems within those states. Even on the most basic personal level, it affects me.

Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.

I am one of the world's dreadful technophobes. I was on the internet, but it's broken down and I've unplugged it.

I came from a family of Marines into the family of Marines.

Develop the ability to stand back as a witness to your thoughts. This will make your mind strong.

I'm just a simple man standing alone with my old brushes, asking God for inspiration.

Like the rest of us, Tom Paulin is a bundle of contradictions. At its finest, his work is brave, adventurous, original and wonderfully idiosyncratic.

Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.