Birthday Quotes

“At eighteen, our principles are peaks we survey from, at forty-five, they are caves we hide in.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Every age has its joys, but we always realize them too late.”
Pablo Picasso

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
Edward J. Stieglitz

“Although widely known, I think it’s time to announce: I was born a very long time ago.”
Groucho Marx

“The child is nearing twenty.
The light of his dreams has faded,
But he believes new dreams will come
And fights once more for them.”
Buffy Sainte-Marie

“When you finally realize you won’t die of a broken heart (…) that unmistakably signals you’ve reached middle age.”
Tony Parsons

“No wonder I’m feeling down. My twin forgot my birthday.”
Jerry Dennis

“You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
Bob Hope

“A gift is worth as much as the love with which it was chosen.”
Thyde Monnier

“Birthdays are the healthiest thing in life. The more you have, the longer you live.”
Henny Youngman

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

“A star danced, and under that, I was born.”
William Shakespeare

“If you wish for a beautiful life,
Forget the past you’re leaving behind,
Act every day as though reborn,
Ask each day what it desires of you,
And it will answer.
Learn to rejoice in your deeds,
Value the deeds of others;
Above all, harbor no hatred for anyone,
And leave the rest to God.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Everything born at a certain moment carries the characteristics of that moment.”
Carl Gustav Jung

“You’re as young as your hopes, as old as your doubts.
As young as your confidence, as old as your fears.
Young with your faith, old with your despair.”
Douglas MacArthur

“Don’t just add years to life; add life to your years!”
Lomb Kató

“There’s no such thing as age. The calendar has little to do with aging.”
Vavyan Fable

“You’ll never grow old. Life will simply pass over your face, and you’ll only grow more beautiful.
Old is the person who no longer feels anything.”
Erich Maria Remarque

“Don’t just count your years; live so your years count.”
Ernest Meyers

“When we were young, we played under leafy summer trees, picked dandelions to bring home, kicked up dust on shady paths, made mud pies, and scattered autumn leaves over each other with delight.
Age didn’t matter then. The seasons brought their gifts and didn’t remind us of time’s passage.
But the trees fell, the meadows disappeared, and the dusty paths vanished.
Now, we’ve reached the peak of life. Walk with me, and let’s talk of lost times alive in our hearts.
Life is still beautiful; we see the child within each other and smile, knowing we’ve lost nothing of true value.”
Pam Brown

“If two people celebrate their fiftieth birthday, one may look back on twice as much experience as the other.
Their life might not only seem richer but twice as long.”
Stefan Klein

“Birthdays are deeply personal affairs, especially for women!
Focus on your thinning hair, your falling teeth, and fading eyesight. My birthday is my business and my gerontologist’s!”
Vavyan Fable

“At least once a year, we can make a wish over birthday candles. Some add extras like eyelashes, fountains, or shooting stars. Occasionally, a wish comes true.
And then? Does it feel as good as we hoped? Do we bask in happiness, or do we just add another to our list of unfulfilled dreams?”
Grey’s Anatomy

“If anyone stares at your face and judges, let them. Don’t count your wrinkles; embrace every year you’ve lived.”
Stepan Schipachov

“With each passing yesterday, life diminishes. With each tomorrow, it grows. Yet in your eyes, only today shines through.”
Mihai Eminescu

“I felt awful. I didn’t even want a Coke. I tried convincing myself this day wasn’t more my birthday than yesterday or tomorrow. Birthdays are just a collective agreement.”
Émile Ajar

“Human civilization is a fleeting moment in the universe. Why set birthdays apart from ordinary days with gifts and celebrations?”
Susan Barker

“Fifty isn’t the end, but halfway.”
Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Wise people never wished to be young again.”
Jonathan Swift

“I don’t get birthdays. The party, the song, celebrating another year. It feels forced.”
Dexter

“I love my mom so much! I don’t care if it sounds cheesy. On my next birthday, I’ll buy her a gift. That should be a tradition. Everyone gives the kid gifts, but the child should give their mom a gift because she was there too!”
Stephen Chbosky

“Every tenth birthday is both a funeral and a rebirth.
You were an old fifty-year-old, and now you’re a young sixty-year-old. In this new age, you’re a kid again. Blow out those sixty candles, old chap; you’ve got ten more years!”
Daniel Pennac

“Celebrate not the passage of time, but the glory of what lies ahead.”
Daniel Pennac

“I decided to write you a letter today because it’s your birthday. Your thirty-third. Think of it as a gift—one in an envelope, not a box, but it’ll last longer.”
Fabio Volo

“Eventually, numbers lose their meaning.”
Clive Cussler

“The best birthdays are the ones yet to come.”
Robert Orben

“My childhood ended when the number of candles on my cake no longer matched my age—around nineteen or twenty. From then on, each candle marked a decade.”
Yotam Ottolenghi

“I wish for you eternal longing and hope, for without longing, life is impossible.”
Linn Ullmann

“Age is more than a number; it’s a lifestyle.”
Leila Sales

“Life, if wisely used, is long.”
Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“Sometimes life surprises you: It says, ‘Make a wish and blow out the candles,’ only to smash your face into the cake before you get the chance.
But! Once in a while, you do manage to make that wish, and sometimes, it even comes true.”
Emery Lord

“Placing my hand on your head, I pray to God: May you always remain pure and kind.”
Heinrich Heine

“Birthdays are amazing! Surrounded by loved ones, all celebrating you. It’s like Christmas, except you’re the savior.”
Two and a Half Men

“A person isn’t as old as their years but as old as they feel.”
Gabriel García Márquez

**”The world stands still.
Anticipation boils over like joy.
With regal grace,
The special day
Steps forward.
(…)”
Ahmed Makarfi

“Some grow old; others ripen.”
Sean Connery

“The more you cherish and admire your life, the more reasons you’ll find to celebrate.”
Oprah Winfrey

“What a celebration! My birthday. It’s sweeter when you’re sick and grateful to have grown a year older than when you’re healthy and resent the extra year.”
Sophie van der Stap

“We usually celebrate birthdays with gifts, cake, and parties, but what are we truly marking? Perhaps the festivities are a way to counteract the melancholy reminder of time’s relentless march.”

“Our principles are like mountain peaks at eighteen, offering us a broad view, and like caves at forty-five, where we seek shelter.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Each age has its joys, but unfortunately, we recognize them only too late.”
Pablo Picasso

“In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count, but the life in your years.”
Edward J. Stieglitz

“Although widely known, I think it’s time to announce: I was born a long time ago.”
Groucho Marx

“The child turns twenty soon,
The glow of dreams already fading,
But still, they believe new dreams will come,
And fight again for what they’re craving.”
Buffy Sainte-Marie

“When you finally understand that a broken heart won’t kill you, (…) it’s a clear sign you’ve reached middle age.”
Tony Parsons

“No wonder I’m in a bad mood. My twin forgot my birthday.”
Jerry Dennis

“You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
Bob Hope

“A gift is worth only as much as the love with which it was chosen.”
Thyde Monnier

“Birthdays are the healthiest thing in the world. The more you have, the longer you live.”
Henny Youngman

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

“A star danced, and under that I was born.”
William Shakespeare

“If you long for a beautiful life,
Forget the past and don’t look back,
When loss befalls you, start afresh,
Live as if reborn each day.
Ask each new day what it wants,
And let each day tell you this:
Rejoice in your own deeds,
And cherish those of others.
Above all, hate no man,
And leave the rest to God’s hand.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Whatever is born at a certain time bears the characteristics of that moment.”
Carl Gustav Jung

“You’re as young as your hopes and as old as your doubts. As young as your confidence, and as old as your fears. Young as your faith, and old as your despair.”
Douglas MacArthur

“Don’t just add years to your life; add life to your years!”
Kató Lomb

“There’s no such thing as age. Aging has little to do with the calendar.”
Vavyan Fable

“You’ll never grow old. Life will pass slowly across your face, and you’ll only become more beautiful. Old are only those who feel nothing anymore.”
Erich Maria Remarque

“Don’t just count your years, make your years count.”
Ernest Meyers

“When we were little, we played under the leafy summer trees,
Gathered dandelions in the fields to take home,
Kicked up dust on the shady paths, made mud pies,
Delighted in tossing autumn leaves at each other.
We didn’t worry about age. The seasons brought their gifts
Without reminding us that time leaves marks behind.
Now the trees have fallen, the fields and paths are gone.
We’ve reached the middle of life. Walk with me,
Let’s talk about the lost times we still hold dear in our hearts.
Life is still beautiful, though in a different world,
And we recognize the child within each other’s eyes,
And smile, knowing we haven’t lost what matters most.”
Pam Brown

“When two people celebrate their fiftieth birthday, one might easily look back on twice as many experiences as the other. Their life seems not only more colorful but twice as long.”
Stefan Klein

“Birthdays are the most personal of occasions. Especially if you’re a woman!
Your thinning hair, falling teeth, fading eyesight—focus on those!
My birthday concerns no one but myself and my gerontologist!”
Vavyan Fable

“At least once a year, we can make a wish over birthday candles.
Some people use extra methods: eyelashes, fountains, lucky stars.
And sometimes, one wish comes true.
And then? Is it as wonderful as we imagined?
Do we bask in the warm light of happiness?
Or do we simply realize there’s a long list of wishes yet unfulfilled?”
Grey’s Anatomy

“When anyone stares at your face,
Whatever their judgment may be—
Don’t count your wrinkles, but embrace
And own up to your every year.”
Stepan Shchipachov