I don't care how poor a man is; if he has family, he's rich. ~M*A*S*H, Colonel Potter
I'm sixty years of age. That's 16 Celsius. ~George Carlin, Brain Droppings, 1997
The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~Jerry M. Wright
A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again. ~Enid Bagnold
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
Sherman made the terrible discovery that men make about their fathers sooner or later... that the man before him was not an aging father but a boy, a boy much like himself, a boy who grew up and had a child of his own and, as best he could, out of a sense of duty and, perhaps love, adopted a role called Being a Father so that his child would have something mythical and infinitely important: a Protector, who would keep a lid on all the chaotic and catastrophic possibilities of life. ~Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. ~Chili Davis
Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. ~Jean Paul Richter
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
Life is a moderately good play with a badly written third act. ~Truman Capote
Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. ~Author Unknown
There is still no cure for the common birthday. ~John Glenn
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
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