John Lennon - Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.

Billy Graham - Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

John Lennon - I get by with a little help from my friends.

John Lennon - It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love, or how you love. It matters only that you love.

John Dryden - Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age.

John Lennon - “Love means having to say you’re sorry every fifteen minutes.”

J.R.R. Tolkein - I will not say: Do not weep; For not all tears are evil.

Sandra Tsing Loh - Almost 50 years old now, some 30 years after graduation, I look at my Caltech classmates and conclude that math whizzes do not take over the world.

Elbert Hubbard - Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

John Dewey - Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.

Matshona Dhliwayo - I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is

Neil Patrick Harris - “What I’ve realized is that life doesn’t count for much unless you’re willing to do your small part to leave our children—all of our children—a better world.”

M. Rivers - Your age isn't you. Use today to feel your best, celebrate and be your very happiest.

Zakes Mda - Tears are very close to my eyes… Not for pain… no… I do not cry because of pain. I cry only because of beautiful things.

Bill Flores - I'm not philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age... I accept the fact that I may have to raise my retirement age for that.

Jeanne Moreau — “Age does not protect you from love, but love to some extent protects you from age.”