If you’re here then someone you care about has a birthday coming up soon (or maybe even today).
No matter if that’s a family member, a beloved coworker or a dear friend, this post will help you to find the right words.
In it you’ll find 110 of the most meaningful, inspirational and love-filled happy birthday wishes, messages and quotes.
Use one or a couple of your favorites in a card, at a celebration or on social media like Instagram to make their special day a happy and a memorable one.
Happy Birthday Wishes and Messages for Family
I can’t count how many times you’ve made me smile over the years. Now it’s my turn to make you smile and make sure your birthday will be full of love and laughter.
You’re the kind of family member everyone wishes they had. Always there to listen and to help out. I’m so blessed to have you in my life.
Wishing you a year filled with so much joy and love. A year when all your dreams come true. Happy birthday!
Today is the beginning of a brand new chapter in your life, and I can’t wait to be with you through every page. Happy birthday, my beloved sister!
On your special day, I just want you to know how grateful I am to call you family. You make everyone around you a better and kinder person. Happy birthday!
Being a parent is no easy task, but year after year you have done it with such love and grace. Today is all about celebrating you. We can’t wait to give you a wonderful day, just like you’ve done for us more times than we can count!
To the person who taught me life’s most valuable lessons, both big and small – happy birthday! Your love, wisdom and guidance mean more than I can say.
You’ve always been my hero and my biggest supporter. I love you every day, but today is an extra special one because it’s your birthday!
I don’t say it nearly enough, but I love you more than words can express. I’m so lucky to be able to call you my brother. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to the world’s greatest parent! A person this outstanding deserves a birthday celebration to match. So here is what’s happening today…
Today we celebrate all the hard work and love you’ve poured into everyone around you in life. From all of us, have a happy and wonderful birthday and thank you for everything!
You’re not only family – you’re my role model in so many ways. Happy birthday, big sister!
We were born into the same family and we’ve sure had our dustups, but I’m so thankful for the deep friendship we’ve built over the years. Cheers to you on your birthday!
The candles on your cake may be getting more crowded, but that just means more years of being such a wonderful spark of positivity in all our lives. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday to a fabulous brother! I honestly can’t picture my life without you. Now, let’s celebrate this one in style all day long!
A birthday is the universe’s way of reminding you that, yes, many years have passed but that your story still also has plenty of beautiful chapters left to write.
On your birthday, I hope you know just how deeply I love you.
Throughout my life, you’ve always set the example for how to live with thoughtfulness, a little bit of healthy recklessness and lots of laughter. Happy birthday and thank you for everything!
Happy birthday to you, my first best friend! I am so lucky to be able to go through life’s ups and downs with you by my side.
No matter how many miles apart we may be, our hearts will always remain close. Happy birthday to my other – and best – half!
From stealing my clothes to always having my back – there’s nobody quite like you. Happy birthday, and I wouldn’t trade you for anything!
Happy birthday to the person who has been my go-to companion since day one. Here’s to many, many more years of exhilarating adventures and shenanigans!
Happy Birthday Wishes for Coworkers
Happy birthday to one of the few people who actually makes coming to work every day completely worth it!
The best days at the office are when we eat cake in the middle of the afternoon – so thanks for having a birthday!
Calling a coworker family is usually a stretch to be honest, but not with you. I genuinely value having you around and all the support you’ve given me over the past few years. Happy birthday to a hardworking, caring and simply incredible colleague. Have a wonderful day!
I personally suggested we all deserved a company holiday to celebrate your greatness, but the higher-ups weren’t so keen on that. So I guess I’ll just say: happy birthday!
May this birthday celebration be a true reflection of all the help you have given the rest of us and your accomplishments. You deserve it!
My warmest birthday greetings to a truly outstanding individual. Our team simply and honestly wouldn’t be the same without you, and both you and I know it!
Happy birthday! May your day be full of gloriously error-free spreadsheets and reasonably tasty coffee pots.
Happy birthday to the person who holds this office together. Without you, we’d barely accomplish half of what we do.
Your birthday is a day for self-care. So take a break today and enjoy some well-deserved rest and relaxation.
A very happy birthday to the office comedian! You’ve kept the morale up more times than I can count in the past year and I truly appreciate that.
From all of us at work, happy birthday! We wish you the happiest of celebrations and a fantastic year ahead.
Simply, you make work feel a lot less like work. That’s a rare quality. Thanks for everything you do, and happy birthday!
Happy birthday! You are a tremendous asset to our team, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve in the coming year.
Happy birthday to my favorite colleague! I can’t imagine getting through daily life in the office without our supportive and often hilarious chats.
Thanks for always being the one I can count on for meeting notes and keeping the order around here in general. I hope you get a much-deserved break today – happy birthday!
We all see how much hard work you’ve put in these past few months. Trust us, it hasn’t gone unnoticed. We’re so thankful to have you on the team. Happy birthday!
You deserve a vacation for all the shenanigans you put up with around here. Thanks for your patience, dedication and guidance both through tough times and slow periods. Happy birthday!
Happy birthday, work bestie! See you at happy hour soon!
Let’s all enjoy your birthday today with a great lunch in your favorite place. And it’s our treat, of course!
Because you were born, we all get to enjoy cake at work today! So thank you for this chocolate deliciousness and I hope you’ll have a fun birthday.
Work brought us together, but your sharp humor and contagious laugh made us friends. Happy birthday to my favorite person in the office!
Short and Sweet Birthday Wishes for Friends
Wishing you a birthday that’s just as beautiful, fun and magical as you are!
You’re simply the best. Wishing a big happy birthday to you, one of my dearest friends!
May the cake be delicious and the coming year be epic! Happy birthday, pal.
Happy birthday to someone who never fails to brighten my day. I hope you’re having the most lovely celebration!
Wishing you the happiest of birthdays – you deserve it all for so much kindness and love you put into our lives!
Happy birthday to an absolute angel. You’re a blessing to everyone lucky enough to know you!
Hey, today is the best day ever because it’s the day you were born! Happy birthday, my very best friend!
You bring joy to so many people, me included. Now, let’s have a great day of celebration and fun!
Happiest of birthdays to the person who makes life so much fun. Thank you for being you every day of the year!
Thinking of you on your special day, my friend. I hope it’s filled with lots of cake and everything else you’ve been wishing for!
Wishing you a happy birthday and a new chapter in your life full of love, laughter and pure joy.
Sending all my love on your special day. I’m so grateful you’re part of my life and that I get to be a part of yours!
Happy birthday to the best person I know. I’m thankful for you today and every single day!
May your birthday be full of joy, love and lots of fun. You deserve nothing but the very best!
Happy birthday to the funniest and wisest person I know! Here’s to a year filled with even more late night conversations and laughter.
I’m so proud of the person you’ve become, and I can’t wait to see where this year takes you. Happy birthday, my dear friend!
I’m so happy and grateful our paths crossed in this life. Wishing you a truly wonderful birthday, my partner in crime!
You may be another year older, but hey, to me you’re still as young at heart as the day I met you.
Another year of fun and friendship in the books – wishing you a very happy birthday and an incredible year ahead!
Happy birthday to someone who defines what a true friend is – honest, caring, loyal and incredibly kind (even when I’m not at my loveliest).
The most beautiful thing about getting older is that you finally learn which few things matter the most in life. And to me, one of those things is you.
Another year older? Sure. Another year and plenty wiser? Well, that’s maybe up for debate. Anyway, have an awesome birthday!
Cute and Meaningful Birthday Wishes and Quotes
“Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.”
– Edward Morykwas
“Whatever with the past has gone, the best is always yet to come.”
– Lucy Larcom
“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”
– Oprah Winfrey
“You were born an original. Don’t die a copy.”
– John Mason
“Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears.”
– John Lennon
“There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born, and the day we discover why.”
– William Barclay
“My life is better with every year of living it.”
– Rachel Maddow
“Today is the oldest you have been and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!”
– Nicky Gumbel
“We turn not older with years but newer every day.”
– Emily Dickinson
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
– Les Brown
“Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.”
– Aretha Franklin
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.”
– Robert Browning
“With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.”
– William Shakespeare
“The way I see it, you should live every day like it’s your birthday.”
– Paris Hilton
“Your birthday is the beginning of your own personal new year. Your first birthday was a beginning, and each new birthday is a chance to begin again, to start over, to take a new grip on life.”
– Wilfred Peterson
“A birth-date is a reminder to celebrate the life as well as to update the life.”
– Amit Kalantri
“Your age isn’t you. Use today to feel your best, celebrate and be your very happiest.”
– M. Rivers
“A birthday is not a day to fear. It is a day to celebrate and look forward to the coming year.”
– Byron Pulsifer
“Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for old age.”
– Booth Tarkington
“Every age can be enchanting, provided you live within it.”
– Brigitte Bardot
“Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wings of time.”
– Jean Paul Richter
“Let us celebrate the occasion with wine and sweet words.”
– Plautus
Famous Birthday Quotes and Messages
“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”
– Abraham Lincoln
“Age is a case of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it don’t matter.”
– Satchel Paige
“The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.”
– Madeleine L’Engle
“Live not one’s life as though one had a thousand years, but live each day as the last.”
– Marcus Aurelius
“Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.”
– Fred Astaire
“The older you get the better you get, unless you are a banana.”
– Betty White
“You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.”
– Bob Hope
“The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly and lie about your age.”
– Lucille Ball
“How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are?”
– Satchel Paige
“Just remember, once you’re over the hill, you begin to pick up speed.”
– Charles Schulz
“Life is too short to be small.”
– Benjamin Disraeli
“We are always the same age inside.”
– Gertrude Stein
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”
– George Bernard Shaw
“It takes a long time to become young.”
– Pablo Picasso
“No wise man ever wished to be younger.”
– Jonathan Swift
“Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.”
– Kitty Collins
“From our birthday, until we die, is but the winking of an eye.”
– William Butler Yeats
“All the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much.”
– George Harrison
“Age is a high price to pay for maturity.”
– Tom Stoppard
“I intend to live forever. So far, so good.”
– Steven Wright
“Men are like wine: some turn to vinegar, but the best improve with age.”
– Pope John XXIII
“Wrinkles merely mark where smiles have been.”
– Mark Twain
Want more birthday quotes and messages? Then check out these inspirational birthday quotes, this one with lots of funny birthday sayings plus this post with short birthday quotes and messages.
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