Birthday Quotes

“Any time women come together with a collective intention, it's a powerful thing. Whether it's sitting down making a quilt, in a kitchen preparing a meal, in a club reading the same book, or around the table playing cards, or planning a birthday party, when women come together with a collective intention, magic happens.”

-- Phylicia Rashad

“I love photography. My boyfriend's got a great camera, which I bought for his birthday.”

-- Sarah Sutton

“How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?”

-- Satchel Paige

“I can put my legs behind my head and sing 'Happy Birthday.' Because that's something that me and my friends used to do when we were in gymnastics class as kids, and I can still do it. I was doing it since I was 8 and 9. They used to call me Gumby. Very bendy.”

-- Emmy Rossum

“Would ye both eat your cake and have your cake?”

-- John Heywood

“Let them eat cake.”

-- Marie Antoinette

“The first guitar I ever got was for my 13th birthday.”

-- Rick Springfield

“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance.”

-- Brian Tracy

“I'm a summer baby, so I usually have my birthday as a good summer memory.”

-- Sloane Crosley

“I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives.”

-- Brit Marling