Charles M. Blow

The first memory I have in the world is of death and tears. That is how I would mark the beginning of my life: the way people mark the end of one. My family had gathered at Papa Joe's house because Mam' Grace was slipping away, only I didn't register it that way. For some reason I thought that it was her birthday.

More Quotes

Birthday

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

Dr. Seuss 47

Birthday

God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.

Voltaire 53

Birthday

The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.

Oprah Winfrey 53

Birthday

Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.

Plautus 42

Birthday

There are two great days in a person's life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.

William Barclay 54

Birthday

The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.

Denis Waitley 41

Birthday

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

Satchel Paige 54

Birthday

It takes a long time to become young.

Pablo Picasso 40

Birthday

Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.

Ausonius 49

Birthday

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

Brian Tracy 45