Quotes 50 Years
Turning 50 is no small accomplishment. Although it may be harder to embrace for some, there is much cause to celebrate! A lot of tremendous things have happened in the the last 50 years. We’ve put together some of our favorite birthday quotes for the nifty fifties – be sure to add one to your 50th birthday invitations.
50th Birthday Quotes
You are half a century, or 5 decades, or 50 years, or 600 months, or 2609 weeks, or 18262 days, or 438288 hours, or 26297280 minutes, or minutes old, depending on what unit of measure you are using. Hey, at least I didn’t figure it out for seconds. Happy 50th birthday! As we grow older, we become more open-minded and understanding.
“The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down.”
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– T.S. Eliot
After 50 years of living together, my heart still races when I see you, and I fall in love with you more each passing day. Our 50th wedding anniversary is a time to look back at the wonderful times and look ahead to discover our dreams together. Teasing about middle age is almost mandatory at 50, and these following quotes are gentle but funny, and sure to bring a laugh. “Middle age is when a man has got a handle on life and life has put handles on his waist” Anon “Old age is like underwear. It creeps up on you” Anon.
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“Looking fifty is great–if you’re sixty.”
– Joan Rivers.
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“At age 50, everyone has the face he deserves.”
– George Orwell
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“The man who views the world at fifty the same as he did at twenty has wasted thirty years of his life.”
– Muhammad Ali
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“You take all of the experience and judgment of men over 50 out of the world and there wouldn’t be enough left to run it.”
– Henry Ford
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50th Birthday Quote
“50 years: here’s a time when you have to separate yourself from what other people expect of you, and do what you love. Because if you find yourself 50 years old and you aren’t doing what you love, then what’s the point?”
– Jim Carrey
“I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming… suddenly you find – at the age of 50, say – that a whole new life has opened before you.”
Quotes 50 Years
– Agatha Christie
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“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
– Abraham Lincoln
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“A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.”
– Author Unknown
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“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
– Oprah Winfrey
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– Les Brown
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age.”
– Sofia Loren
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“Let us respect gray hairs, especially our own.”
– J. P. Sears
50 Years Old Saying
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“By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.”
Quotes For 50 Years Wedding Anniversary
– Marie Dressler
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“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.”
– Carl Sandburg
Have Fun Celebrating
Enjoy the birthday celebration. Make sure to lift your friends spirits with these inspiring 50th birthday quotes. For more great birthday inspiration, take a look at our 50th Birthday Invitation Wording article.