We advance in years somewhat in the manner of an invading army in a barren land; the age that we have reached, as the saying goes, we but hold with an outpost, and still keep open communications with the extreme rear and first beginnings of the march. ~Robert Louis Stevenson, "Virginibus Puerisque II," Virginibus Puerisque, 1881
A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown
Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland
Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once. ~Dave Barry, "Your Disintegrating Body," Dave Barry Turns 40, 1990
Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children. ~George Bernard Shaw
The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. ~Lucille Ball
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys." ~Harmon Killebrew
I still have a full deck; I just shuffle slower now. ~Author Unknown
Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown
Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again. ~Menachem Mendel Schneerson
I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
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