Happy Birthday 50 Quotes & Sayings

Everyone over 50 should be issued every week with a wet fish in a plastic bag by the Post Office so that, whenever you see someone young and happy, you can hit them as hard as you can across the face. — Richard Griffiths

At 50, you need to laugh about your age. If you don't, everybody else will do it for you. Happy birthday, old chum! — Helen Hayes

I am not afraid of people who say all the wrong things that make others gasp in disbelief. I am afraid of the people who say all the right things that make others bow in admiration. It is incredibly easy to say all the right things. We all know exactly what the majority of people want to believe and want to hear. All we have to do is give them what they want, they will bow before us. Anybody can do that. I am more afraid of people who would like to persuade me into admiration, than of people who are simply being people; sinning openly and talking like drunken thieves. That's who they are on the outside, it's also who they are on the inside. — C. JoyBell C.

You can stick to your immovable zero-tolerance rules, but I'm going to stick to the motto "There's hope until the last second'! — Mary Lindsey

At 50, don't let aging get you down. It's too hard to get back up. Happy 50th birthday. — H. H. Asquith

Why was it, she asked herself, that 'animals can sometimes subdue their predatory ways in only a few months, while humans, despite centuries of refinement, can quickly grow more savage than any beast. — Diane Ackerman

Freedom translates into having a supply of clean water, having electricity on tap; being able to live in a decent home and have a good job; to be able to send your children to school and to have accessible healthcare. I mean what's the point of having made this transition if the quality of life ... is not enhanced and improved? If not, the vote is useless. — Desmond Tutu

Seek to be the man that you are least likely to be, and aim at a comprehensive development of 'all righteousness and goodness and truth. — Alexander MacLaren

Promoting a stock is like making a movie. You've got to have stars, props, and a good script. — Robert Friedland

Religion is nothing but a science to attain wisdom, understanding, to know what life is, and to live it in utter celebration. — Rajneesh

I want to use film to tell stories that need to be told to spark discussions that will lead to change. I really want to see a change in the mindset of youth, how they see themselves and how they value life. Young audiences will be able to see themselves in this film and older audiences will gain an understanding of what their kids are dealing with on a daily basis. Kids discuss what they see on TV, social media, film so I want to create content that they will discuss and will change the way they think. — Jamie Hector

Have you eaten?' I asked Diesel. When?' Recently.' No. — Janet Evanovich

At 50, if you are on a diet on your birthday, you can't eat a piece of your birthday cake. So grab two, a piece in each hand and, lo and behold, you will be on a balanced diet! Happy birthday, old chum! — Abraham Lincoln

Singing and playing have always gone hand-in-hand with me. I love 'em both equally. — Phil Anselmo

I've had great experiences or joyful experiences making a movie that people found very disturbing. — Noah Baumbach

Today, you're 50. Now we can round your age up to 100! Happy 50th birthday! — Dave Barry

It is often the mistakes of others that benefit the rest of us and, sadly, not them ... For the antifragile, harm from errors should be less than the benefits. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb