I was brought up to respect my elders, so now I don't have to respect anybody. ― George Burns

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I did two things on my seventy-fifth birthday. I visited my wife's grave. Then I joined the army. Visiting Kathy's grave was the less dramatic of the two. ― John Scalzi

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Birthdays could be such a bummer when you were older than the country you lived in. ― Lynsay Sands

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Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.

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And I rose In rainy autumn And walked abroad in a shower of all my days. ― Dylan Thomas

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Holding onto your anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. - Buddha

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Fun is like life insurance; the older you get, the more it costs.

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Happy birthday, Alexander," Magnus murmured. "Thanks for remembering," Alec whispered back. ― Cassandra Clare

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Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

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Old is always fifteen years from now.

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