We know we’re getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it.
-Author Unknown

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
-Chili Davis

A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun.  Enjoy the trip.
-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

Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair.
-Sam Ewing