“In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.”
Birthdays are milestones disguised as parties. These quotes capture the joy, nostalgia, and mild existential crisis that can all show up when you add another number. Good for cards, toasts, or just sitting with the strangeness of getting older.
“On my birthday, I was in Milan for the collections.”
“In 1993 my birthday present was a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.”
“John Candy knew he was going to die. He told me on his 40th birthday. He said, well, Maureen, I'm on borrowed time.”
“The day before my 16th birthday I got my guitar.”
“I binge when I'm happy. When everything is going really well, every day is like I'm at a birthday party.”
“Citizens, thank you for all your birthday wishes. I am 88 years old today and still lucky to live in the greatest city in the world.”
“Love the giver more than the gift.”
“I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think I'll probably be given jewelry instead.”
“I left school on my 15th birthday.”
“I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.”
“A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.”
“When I turned 60, it didn't bother me at all.”
“I often buy myself presents. Sometimes I will spend $100,000 in one day in a posh boutique.”
“I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar.”
“I'm over the moon to be involved in the 'Doctor Who' Christmas special. I can't quite believe it as it's a part of the family tradition at the Jenkins household. I heard the news that I got the role on my 30th birthday and it was the best birthday present ever.”
“My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar.”