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Crib Quotes

A crib marks the very start of life, and these quotes move between literal early memories and the more informal sense of cribbing, or complaining, about frustrations later on. Together they capture both the innocence of beginnings and the grumbling that comes with growing up.

Crib quotes reflect on life's earliest Beginning, when first memories start to form even before we can fully explain them.

Generally, people who crib about corporate politics are, more often than not, those who've played the game but lost it.

Quotes by Ravi Subramanian

It's only a certain amount of days your friend's mom is gonna let you stay at they crib without feeling some type of way. So I'd stay two or three days, then they mom would be like, 'What's up with...

Quotes by PnB Rock

When I was a kid, I hated being talked to as a kid. I don't know if all kids feel that way, but I seem to remember awful things in the crib, something like people doing baby talk in the...

Quotes by Michael Feldman

Well, I think the main message is there is more to your story. There is more than what happens between the crib and the grave, and that is what I am really trying to speak to, this idea that all...

Quotes by Max Lucado

Beginning Quotes

The story about me, apocryphal or not, is that I could sing before I spoke. My parents went into bedroom one day and there I was standing in the crib singing God Bless America.

Quotes by Linda Lavin

The desire to keep television out of our son's life was one of the few parenting priorities my husband and I agreed on from the beginning. We debated the pros and cons of co-sleeping, of pacifiers, of chemical-free crib mattresses...

Quotes by Kim Brooks

I love being a mom. But there's a certain kind of tedium to your life when your kid is young. Writing allows you to wander when your kid is napping in a crib ten feet away. So that's the great...

Quotes by Gayle Forman

It just didn't feel right to let my child scream and holler and thrash by her little self in the dark in her crib when I knew full well that a little rocking in her glider, maybe a song and...

Quotes by Denene Millner

Frequently Asked Questions

What do people remember about being in a crib as a child?
Some recall disliking being talked to as a baby, remembering odd moments like adults doing baby talk near the crib. These early memories, though hazy, often shape how people reflect on childhood later.
Does the crib represent more than just infancy?
Yes, one reflection treats the crib as a stand-in for life's earliest chapter, part of a longer story stretching all the way to the grave. It is used as a symbol for that opening Beginning rather than a literal object.
Are there unusual stories tied to someone's time in a crib?
One account describes a person supposedly singing before they could even speak, reportedly caught standing in their crib singing a patriotic song. Whether fully true or embellished, the story has become a memorable family anecdote.
Does crib have a different meaning outside of infancy?
Yes, cribbing can also mean complaining, often about workplace politics, especially from people who played the game but ultimately lost. This casual usage shows the word carrying two very different meanings.
Why do crib quotes resonate with readers?
They connect the innocence of early life with more grown-up frustrations, spanning both literal and figurative uses of the word. That range covers everything from infancy to a person's Day-to-day complaints.

These sayings also touch on the more casual meaning of cribbing about daily frustrations. For related themes, see quotes about Day to day life or what remains Debated.