Brit Marling: I get uncomfortable when people give me presents...

Quote	I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives. Copy
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Quote: The question on my husband's birthday is always, What do you get for the man who has nothing?
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Pamela Druckerman
Category:
Birthday

The question on my...

Quote: I saw Richard Linklater's film 'Slacker' for my twenty-first birthday. That was the moment when it all seemed possible. This guy gave me hope.
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Author:
Kevin Smith
Category:
Birthday

I saw Richard Linklater's...

Quote: There are two great days in a person’s life — the day we are born and the day we discover why.
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Author:
William Barclay
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Birthday

There are two great...

Quote: I went to a rare live Van Dyke show and met him there. And then he came to a show of mine and we spoke back stage. The third time was at Brian Wilson's birthday party.
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Matthew Sweet
Category:
Birthday

I went to a...

Quote: Anybody can have a birthday. It requires nothing. Murderers have birthdays. It's the opposite of anything that I believe in. And I don't like at work where you stop everything to sing 'Happy Birthday' to someone. I feel like that's for children.
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Author:
Mindy Kaling
Category:
Birthday

Anybody can have a...

Quote: As far as those kinds of things, I also played at the concert to call for the release of Nelson Mandela when he was a political prisoner in South Africa. We were celebrating his 70th birthday and calling for his release.
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Author:
Jackson Browne
Category:
Birthday

As far as those...

Quote: I crashed my boyfriend's birthday when I was 12 years old. He didn't invite me and so I showed up.
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Author:
Isla Fisher
Category:
Birthday

I crashed my boyfriend's...

Quote: My parents screened 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' for my 6th birthday, and I became fascinated by the idea of living in a candy land with chocolate rivers and lollipop trees.
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Author:
Dylan Lauren
Category:
Birthday

My parents screened 'Willy...

Quote: Men are like wine: some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.
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Author:
Pope John XXIII
Category:
Birthday

Men are like wine:...

Quote: All I watch is the Food Network. I took a cheesemaking class a few weeks ago, and I told my family and friends to only get me kitchen stuff on my birthday. I'm into every kind of cookbook and anything by Anthony Bourdain. I'd love to own a restaurant if I could find the right chef.
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Author:
Jesse McCartney
Category:
Birthday

All I watch is...

Quote: My dad bought me a dartboard for my 11th birthday, and I became intrigued by the game.
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Author:
Eric Bristow
Category:
Birthday

My dad bought me...

Quote: About astrology and palmistry: they are good because they make people vivid and full of possibilities. They are communism at its best. Everybody has a birthday and almost everybody has a palm.
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Author:
Kurt Vonnegut
Category:
Birthday

About astrology and palmistry:...

Quote: I grew up on Section 8 housing, food stamps, welfare, and dealing with social services. I never had a Christmas. I never had a birthday.
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Author:
Logic
Category:
Birthday

I grew up on...

Quote: The only thing better than singing is more singing.
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Author:
Ella Fitzgerald
Category:
Birthday

The only thing better...

Quote: I wanted to be the next Dana Carvey. This was my ultimate goal. If I ever cut into a birthday cake and made a wish, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I threw a coin into a fountain, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I saw a shooting star, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.'
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Author:
Jimmy Fallon
Category:
Birthday

I wanted to be...

Quote: Brilliantly lit from stem to stern, she looked like a sagging birthday cake.
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Author:
Walter Lord
Category:
Birthday

Brilliantly lit from stem...

Quote: For my 10th birthday, what I wanted was Beatle boots and a Beatle wig. My parents couldn't find Beatle boots, but down at the dime store, Woolworths or someplace, they found a Beatle wig!
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Author:
Ron Howard
Category:
Birthday

For my 10th birthday,...

Quote: The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity.
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Author:
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Category:
Birthday

The day which we...

Quote: My 21st birthday was awesome. I was in L.A., and it was great. I had a bunch of friends that came out. The night ended up in a completely different direction than we thought it was going to go.
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Author:
Jonathan Keltz
Category:
Birthday

My 21st birthday was...

Quote: On a royal birthday every house must fly a flag, or the owner would be dragged to a police station and be fined twenty-five rubles.
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Author:
Mary Antin
Category:
Birthday

On a royal birthday...

Quote: As a child, I always chose a false nose and some face paint and a wig for my birthday.
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Author:
Ashley Jensen
Category:
Birthday

As a child, I...

Quote: I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too.
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Author:
Liv Tyler
Category:
Birthday

I cried on my...

Quote: I lost twins at 14 weeks, and I had to have an D and C on my birthday.
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Author:
Amy Weber
Category:
Birthday

I lost twins at...

Quote: The old believe everything; the middle-aged suspect everything; the young know everything.
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Author:
Oscar Wilde
Category:
Birthday

The old believe everything;...

Quote: I told my father I wanted to play the banjo, and so he saved the money and got ready to give me a banjo for my next birthday, and between that time and my birthday, I lost interest in the banjo and was playing guitar.
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Author:
Jackson Browne
Category:
Birthday

I told my father...

Quote: With a recent birthday, I've been acting now for twenty years.
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Author:
Thayer David
Category:
Birthday

With a recent birthday,...

Quote: I wanted Cathy and Irving to actually say 'I do' and be pronounced husband and wife on Feb. 5, which is my mom's birthday.
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Author:
Cathy Guisewite
Category:
Birthday

I wanted Cathy and...

Quote: You were born an original. Don't die a copy.
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Author:
John Mason
Category:
Birthday

You were born an...

Quote: Does Martin Luther King really want his birthday commercialized?
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Author:
Jidenna
Category:
Birthday

Does Martin Luther King...

Quote: When I was in elementary school, I used to write letters to myself. I'd write letters and go 'Dear Kristen-at-16-years-old, happy birthday. I hope you're doing something.'
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Author:
Kristin Kreuk
Category:
Birthday

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