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Julia Roberts

"Babies are amazing. They begin each day all warm and sleepy and smelling of promise."

Rose Kennedy

“When you hold your baby in your arms the first time and you think of all the things you can say and do to influence him, it’s a tremendous responsibility. What you do can influence not only him, but everyone he meets...for eternity.”

Hermann Hesse

"Words can not express the joy of new life."

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Frank A. Clark

"A baby is born with a need to be loved—and never outgrows it."

Debasish Mridha

"A baby is as pure as an angel and as fresh as a blooming flower."

Brenda Kosciuk

"You hear that having a baby is hard. You hear the horror stories. Yes, having a baby is hard. Nothing so beautiful could come from something that's easy."

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Mother Theresa

"The unborn baby is created in the image of God for greater things, to love and be loved."

Ray Romano

"Having children is like living in a frat house—nobody sleeps, everything's broken and there's a lot of throwing up."

Debasish Mridha

"In the garden of humanity, every baby is a fresh new flower."

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Anita Diamant

“It’s a good thing babies don’t give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.”

Ann Rinaldi

“I know now why God gave us babies. They require constant attention, of course. They make messes and disturb the peace, but their cuteness and smiles are sometimes the only reminder of God we have in the house.”

Lish McBride

“You know what the great thing about babies is? They are like little bundles of hope. Like the future in a basket.”

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Don Herold

“Babies are such a nice way to start people.”

Nicholas Sparks

“I learned what is obvious to a child. That life is simply a collection of little lives, each lived one day at a time.”

Jared Padalecki

“There are no words that can describe the euphoria you feel when your baby recognizes you for the first time and smiles.”

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Gisele Bündchen

“When he finally was placed into my arms, I looked into his precious eyes and felt an overwhelming, unconditional love….I never felt so complete and empowered in my life.”

Johnny Depp

“It’s all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It’s like you’ve met your reason to live.”

Jennifer Davis

“Newborn babies can’t do much on their own. They can’t eat or walk or talk on the phone. But every parent is sure their creation is without a doubt a tremendous sensation.”

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Tanya Masse

“A baby boy has a special way of bringing out the man in his father and the little boy in his grandfather.”

Elizabeth Bard

“A baby is a wishing well. Everyone puts their hopes, their fears, their pasts, their two cents in.”

Ashley Leath is the Copy/Research Editor for Country Living and Veranda magazines. She also organizes the Country Living Front Porch Book Club and Veranda Sip & Read Book Club.

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