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By Simran Khurana, About.com

Celebrating birthdays is not merely a convention. Birthdays are occasions to celebrate one's growth, maturity, and development. Birthdays remind us that the gift of life is the most precious and important one. Here are a few quotes that offer a new perspective on birthdays and how they should be celebrated.

Stephen Wright
Last week the candle factory burned down. Everyone just stood around and sang "Happy Birthday."

E. Joseph Cossman
The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget it once.

Robert Orben
The best birthdays of all are those that haven't arrived yet.

Robert Frost
Time and Tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.

Maurice Chevalier
Old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternatives.

Oscar Wilde
Thirty-five is a very attractive age; London society is full of women who have of their own free choice remained thirty-five for years.

Ogden Nash
Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.

Daniel Francois Esprit Auber
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.

Anonymous
We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it.

Bob Hope
Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle.

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