“We only have babies when we're young enough not to know how grim life turns out.”
Gregory Maguire book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
30 October 2018 by CBC https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-birthright-citizenship-1.4883589 <br class="br">2010s, 2018, October
“We only have babies when we're young enough not to know how grim life turns out.”
Gregory Maguire book Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Source: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
“I want my baby
Where is my baby?
I want my baby
Where is my baby?”
Courtney Love (1964) American punk singer-songwriter, musician, actress, and artist
"I Think That I Would Die"
Song lyrics, Live Through This (1994)
Will Rogers (1879–1935) American humorist and entertainer
Daily Telegram #1230, Congress Session, Rogers Says, Is Like Baby Getting A Hammer (4 July 1930)
Daily telegrams
Tina Fey (1970) American comedian, writer, producer and actress
"Ask Tina" segment from NBC's 30 Rock website
Louis Armstrong (1901–1971) American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer
Spoken intro to "What a Wonderful World" (1970 version)
Context: Seems to me, it aint the world that's so bad but what we're doin' to it. And all I'm saying is, see, what a wonderful world it would be if only we'd give it a chance. Love baby, love. That's the secret, yeah. If lots more of us loved each other, we'd solve lots more problems. And then this world would be a gasser. That's wha' ol' Pops keeps saying.
Context: Some of you young folks been saying to me, "Hey Pops, what you mean 'What a wonderful world'? How about all them wars all over the place? You call them wonderful? And how about hunger and pollution? That aint so wonderful either." Well how about listening to old Pops for a minute. Seems to me, it aint the world that's so bad but what we're doin' to it. And all I'm saying is, see, what a wonderful world it would be if only we'd give it a chance. Love baby, love. That's the secret, yeah. If lots more of us loved each other, we'd solve lots more problems. And then this world would be a gasser. That's wha' ol' Pops keeps saying.
“And it's all over now, Baby Blue.”
Bob Dylan (1941) American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and artist
Song lyrics, Bringing It All Back Home (1965), It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Carole King (1942) Nasa
The Loco-Motion (1962), Co-written with Gerry Goffin, recorded by Little Eva, Grand Funk Railroad, and Kylie Minogue
Song lyrics, Singles