Joy Quotes

"You know you're getting old when you get that one candle on the cake. It's like, 'See if you can blow this out.'"

- Jerry Seinfeld

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

- Groucho Marx

"That's the funny thing about birthdays: they're kind of an annual thing."

- Rapunzel, Tangled (2010)

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air"

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You're skipping Christmas! Isn't that against the law?"

- Christmas with the Kranks

"Don’t pass up the cherry pie."

- Eddie Yarmer

"We struggle and fight for our joy — an unreserved and unapologetic joy that springs from our ability to live as we are. It’s a joy worth fighting for and it’s this joy that links all of our struggles together."

- Lady Phyll

"Never has it felt more important for me to tell stories of joy and abandon passion and recklessness. Life is short and difficult, people. We must take our pleasures where we can find them. Let us not become so cautious that we forget to live."

- Elizabeth Gilbert

"I remember the feeling of joy, almost to tears, the day I discharged my first patient from the hospital and the tears that I can never hold back during the miracle of birth. That feeling is reward for our hard work here [in medical school] and in years that follow… I can’t imagine being a doctor without it… I ask you to recall the vigor and happiness of our youths and then imagine the beauty of that energy channeled into the care of another human being."

- John-Paul H. Dedam MD

"Truth is so rare that it is delightful to tell it."

- Emily Dickinson

"A party without cake is just a meeting."

- Julia Child

"Well, can I keep the presents and still be 29?"

- Rachel Green, Friends

"Happy Birthday to you, we hope that all year you never feel blue. Now that you are 55, we hope that you will survive."

- Marcia Goldlist

"You’re in mint condition for a vintage model. Happy birthday!"

- Catherine Pulsifer

"The marathon never ceases to be a race of joy, a race of wonder."

- Hal Higdon

"So many people crossing the finish line of a marathon look as happy as when I won. They have tears in their eyes. The sport is full of winners."

- Gary Muhrcke

"Do your dance, it’s your birthday."

- Usher

"Now, think of the happiest things. It's the same as having wings!"

- Peter Pan

"You're never too old to be young."

- Happy

"The beauty of that June day was almost staggering. After the wet spring, everything that could turn green had outdone itself in greenness and everything that could even dream of blooming or blossoming was in bloom and blossom. The sunlight was a benediction. The breezes were so caressingly soft and intimate on the skin as to be embarrassing."

- Dan Simmons

"A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawnmower is broken."

- James Dent

"It is the month of June, the month of leaves and roses, when pleasant sights salute the eyes and pleasant scents the noses."

- Nathaniel Parker Willis

"This is for the dancing queens."

"Your work is a reflection of your heart. Keep it full, and you’ll find joy in every shift."

- Unknown

"Happy birthday to the little explorer who always brings joy and wonder into our lives."

"For every candle on your cake, I wish you a surprise that makes your heart smile. Happy birthday, darling."

"To our daughter who fills our lives with love and laughter, may your birthday be as joyful as you make us feel."

"To my style icon, Happy Birthday! May your year be as chic and fabulous as the outfits you effortlessly pull together, with a dash of sparkle in every moment."

"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what the hell happened. Just kidding, you’re the picture of youth! Cheers to the next exciting adventures life has to offer. Let’s get this party started!"

"They say youth is a gift of nature, but age is a work of art. You, my gorgeous daughter, are a work of art in every way. You make our lives beautiful and the world a better place. Happy birthday!"