Sending happy birthday wishes can be more challenging than it seems, thanks to those inviting yet pesky blank spaces on the birthday card. After all, how can you put into words everything you feel for your loved one? And how can everything fit in that space?
Maybe all you need is a little nudge — by way of some birthday quotes and sayings.
To help you send the perfect happy birthday wish, weve put together a list of our favorites below. Short, long, funny, sweet, weve tried to include every length and tone you and your card may be looking for!
So, take some time to browse. Use a quote or two for inspiration, or even borrow the words themselves. No matter how you decide to use them, know that you dont have to face those daunting blank spaces alone.
Birthday Quotes, Happy Birthday Wishes, and Birthday Sayings
• You dont get older, you get better.
• Age is merely the number of years the world has been enjoying you. Happy birthday!
• “Just remember, once youre over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” – Charles Schulz
• “You know youre getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” – Bob Hope
• “A party without cake is just a meeting.” – Julia Child
• “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Dr. Seuss
• “Dont just count your years, make your years count.” – George Meredith
• “I think all this talk about age is foolish. Every time Im one year older, everyone else is too.” – Gloria Swanson
• “It takes a long time to become young.” – Pablo Picasso
• Wishing you a birthday as amazing as you are!
• Cheers to another trip around the sun – happy birthday!
• Hoping your birthday is extra sweet.
• Sending you happy, dancing, confetti-popping, cake-filled birthday wishes!
• The older you get, the better you get. Unless youre a banana.
• Just like a fine wine, you get better with age.
• Wishing you a purrrrfect birthday.
• I am so happy you were born, and even happier youre in my life.
• To my dearest, sweetest, most wonderful friend – wishing you a year filled with nothing but happiness.
• Another year older, another year wiser, and another night well never remember. Happy birthday!
• Cheers to the birthday girl – drinks on me!
• HBD to my BFF
• Youre not old, youre classic.
• Dont worry, youre not getting old. You were already old a long time ago.
• May your birthday bloom with happiness!
• I hope that all of the beauty and kindness that you bring into the world comes back to you in the year ahead.
• Thank you for everything you do, for always being there, and for making my life so much brighter. Happy birthday!
• Getting older is mandatory, but growing up is optional.
Birthday Card Ideas
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Gratitude is a powerful emotion that can be expressed in many ways. Sometimes a simple "thank you" does the trick, and other times a note or card may better communicate your gratitude. You may even want to go for grander gestures, like creating a personalized photo book, giving a gift, or any other creative ways to give thanks.
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We want to share with you our favorite quotes that say thank you and express appreciation because, in the words of A.J Cronin, "Gratitude is something of which none of us can give too much. For on the smiles, the thanks we give, our little gestures of appreciation, our neighbors build their philosophy of life."
Meaningful Quotes that Convey Gratitude
This is from my heart, to thank you for everything you have done for me, for all the times I forgot to tell you how I feel about you, and how happy I am that you are in my life.
Thanks for being by my side and supporting my decisions every step of the way. Without you my life would be incomplete.
Thank you for every hug, word of encouragement, and loads of love you've given me. I am blessed to have you in my life.
Thank you for being there. I truly don’t know what I would have done without you.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you, and appreciate all you have done. Your generosity has given me new hope.
"It's almost overwhelming how blessed I feel for getting to know, grow from, and receive support from extraordinary people…I’ve learned everyone is extraordinary, beyond measure, in some particular and unique way…all I can say is, thank you. For believing in me, for supporting me, for sharing your grace and insight, and most importantly your trust…" – Dr. Sanjau Juneja
Many beautiful things cannot be seen or touched; they are felt with the heart. What you’ve done for me is one of them, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart!
The best I can give you is nothing other than my heart. When it comes to love and life, you are so great I cannot even explain it. Thank you so much for always being you.
Thank you for celebrating all the exciting moments of my life with me. I can’t imagine not having you by my side for every magical experience.
There are so many things my heart wants to say to you, all of which can be summed up in just three words – thanks for everything. I love you.
Mothers are angels in disguise. Thank you for everything! You have taught me what love is. I'm blessed to have a mom like you!
Thank you for being there for me when I call you and need someone who will just listen. No matter where we are in the world or our lives, I know my call will never go unanswered.
Thank you. You have truly been a gift in my life. I don’t know how I could ever thank you for all that you do.
This is a thank you for every hour we have spent together, for every kiss, for every embrace, and for every tear shed for one another.
Some heroes don’t wear capes, they wear stethoscopes. Thank you for being more than just a doctor.
Simple Quotes that Say Thank You
Thank you for being a ray of sunshine even on my darkest days.
Thank you for always being my greatest supporter. I am lucky to have you in my life.
Thank you for being so incredible. I feel so grateful to have such a loving family.
Thank you for opening your arms, home, and heart.
Thank you to my wonderful friend. Thank you for being you. You’re all I could ask for and more!
I am so glad you’re here, thank you!
Thank you for coming into my life. Thank you for making me smile like crazy. Thank you for making me happy.
There are many things which I am thankful for in my life, and you are at the top of my list.
When I count my blessings, I count you twice.
Every life is a story. Thank you for being part of my story.
Thanks for being brutally honest with me, especially when I am being ridiculous.
Thank you for your love, support, and encouragement!
Thank you for the amazing job you do every day. You are an important part of the team.
Thanks for the little ways that you help me and make me happy every day.
Thanks for pigging out on pizza with me at any time of the night.
I’m the luckiest wife/husband to have you as my life partner. Thank you for being so kind and loving.
Thank you for brightening my world.
Thank you for all that you have taught me.
But most of all…thank you for loving me- like no one else ever has, or ever will.
Famous Quotes that Express Gratitude
"You have influenced my life in such a positive way words cannot express my appreciation. You are truly an inspiration." – Catherine Pulsipher
"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgiving, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." – William Arthur Ward
"Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other." – Randy Pausch
"One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession." – Sophocles
"Gratitude is a quality similar to electricity: it must be produced and discharged and used up in order to exist at all." – William Faulkner
"A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues. – Cicero
There's no possible way, I could ever repay, How I wish, there were more I could do, But, I thank you friend, my friend to the end." – Jim Thistle
"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity…Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow." – Melodie Beattie
"For my part, I am almost contented just now, and very thankful. Gratitude is a divine emotion: it fills the heart, but not to bursting; it warms, but not to fever." – Charlotte Bronte
"As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them." – JFK
"The heart that gives thanks is a happy one, for we cannot feel thankful and unhappy at the same time" – Douglas Wood
Short Poems to Describe Your Thanks
Thank You
"For never forgetting me.
For always finding an excuse to remind me that you care about me.
For making me feel special.
Thank you for everything you do,
"Thank you.
Eight little letters,
one little space,
tell you the reason
for the smile on my face.
I want you to know
that for all that you do
I sincerely appreciate,
I’m So Glad You’re Here
"I think people are so beautiful
when their eyes light up and they say sincerely,
"I’m so glad you’re here".
In other words,
you bring joy to my life.
You bring relief in rooms
I am struggling in.
You bring me hope
when I need it most.
You make the world
a little bit easier to live in.
Thank you for existing.
I love you for making me feel better.
Saying Thank You
"There are many we meet
Who are just passing though,
And then there are a few,
Who stay to pull us through.
When we reflect on who is true.
It Doesn’t Seem Enough
"I want to tell you "Thank you,"
But it doesn’t seem enough.
Words don’t seem sufficient--
"Blah, blah" and all that stuff.
Please know I have deep feelings
About your generous act.
I really appreciate you.
Thank You Family Quotes
Thank you family quotes to consider saying or writing to your loved ones:
• Thank you for always supporting my dreams!
• Thanks for being my rock--I'm so grateful to have you in my life.
• I appreciate your immense kindness and am so thankful to have such an amazing person in my life.
• Thank you for being you--I love you so much!
• Thanks for your constant guidance and love.
• I appreciate everything you've done for me!
• Thank you for always being so thoughtful!
• Thank you for being a constant source of support. I truly appreciate your words of wisdom.
• Thanks for being so wonderful!! I love you so much!
• Thank you for your loving guidance. I appreciate all of your thoughtfulness.
• I wanted to say thank you for you always being there for me. I feel very lucky to have such a wonderful person in my life.
How Do You Say Thank You to Your Family?
Ways to say thank you to your family:
• Thank you to the most amazing family I could have asked for.
• Thanks for being the best family ever. I love you.
• Thank you all for being so incredible. I feel so grateful to have such a loving family.
• To my family--thank you for all that you do. Your support means the world to me.
• Thank you for always making me smile. I truly appreciate all of you.
• When I'm feeling low, I know I can always count on you all. Thank you for being such a supportive family.
• I hit the jackpot with you all. I love all of you so much!
• Just wanted to thank you all for being so awesome! I truly have the best family!
• Thank you to the most incredible family I could ask for. You all are the most important people in the world to me.
• I don't say it enough, but I am so thankful to have you all in my life. I love you so much.
• You are all my favorite people and I'm thankful for each and every one of you. I love you!
How Do You Appreciate a Family?
• Thank you for helping me move! I'd love to take you all out to dinner to say thank you!
• I appreciate all of your kind words. You all really helped me work through that tricky problem.
• I am so grateful that we are all so close. I appreciate all of your friendship.
• Thank you for helping me through this rough patch.
• I appreciate what you did for me today!
• I value your opinion and thoughts so much. I want you to know that I appreciate you taking the time to chat with me today.
• I want you to know how much you mean to me. I love you all so much.
• What you all did was such a big deal to me. I am so grateful to have such a loving family!
• I appreciate you always having my back.
• To show my appreciation for you all, I'm making a special dinner this weekend for us to enjoy together!
• I appreciate you always believing in me. It feels so good to have such a strong support system.
How Do You Say Thanks to All?
To thank more than one family member:
• Thank you all for making my day so wonderful!
• Thanks to each of you for being so incredibly supportive during this difficult time.
• I wanted to share how thankful I am to have such a caring and compassionate family who I can always count on.
• Thanks to the best family ever! You are all amazing!
• You're all beyond incredible- thank you for sticking this out with me!
• You all mean the world to me!
• Thanks to every single one of you who helped me out today!
• Thank you everyone for believing in me today. I love you all!
• Where would I be without my incredible family? Thank you all for making my day so special!
• You are all the best and I'm so thankful for your constant support!
• You all make the world a better place! Thank you for participating today!
• Thank you all for making me feel so loved today!
Messages of Thanks to Send
• Thank you so much for the thoughtful gift! I absolutely love it and will use it all the time.
• Thank you for taking the time to tutor me today! It was incredibly helpful!
• Thank you for watching my kids today! They had the best time with you!
• Thank you for hosting my bridal shower. It was beautiful, and I had an amazing time.
• Thank you for always showing me kindness and for jumping in whenever I need some advice.
• Thanks for checking on me today! It made me feel much better!
• Thank you for dropping off the lovely flowers! Every time I see them, I smile.
• Thank you for sharing your thoughts with me about my current situation. I really appreciate hearing your perspective.
• Thank you for making me laugh today--I needed that!
• Thanks for always keeping me grounded! You are all the best!
Birthday Wish Thank Yous
If your family sends you thoughtful birthday wishes, you can say:
• Thanks for reaching out on my birthday!
• Thanks for thinking of me on my b-day!
• Thank you for the b-day wishes! Your card was very sweet!
• Your birthday card was very thoughtful! Thank you so much!
• Thanks for all the birthday wishes! They were very thoughtful!
• Thank you for sending me such a kind b-day note. Made my day!
• Thanks for taking the time to write such a thoughtful birthday card to me!
• Thanks for sending me b-day wishes and brightening my day!
• I loved the b-day card! Thank you so much!
• Thank you for such kind words on my birthday! It meant a lot to me!
• I really appreciate you sending me such a thoughtful birthday message. I love you.
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Short Thank You Messages
Sometimes it's nice to keep your message short and sweet:
• Thanks so much! I love you.
• Thanks--I appreciate it!
• Thanks for helping me out. I'm grateful for our relationship.
• Thanks again! Much appreciated!
• I'm grateful for you!
• I'm thankful to have you in my life.
• Thank you for your kindness!
• Thanks for being you!
• Just wanted to say thank you!
• Wanted to reach out and say thanks again!
• I'm thankful for you!
Ways to Say Thanks for the Help
Examples of thank you sayings for help:
• Thank you for taking the time to help me out the other day. I truly appreciate it!
• Words cannot express how grateful I am to have someone there for me when I need support. Thank you for helping me today!
• Thank you so much for your assistance today--I could not have finished that project without your amazing help!
• Thanks for sticking with me today and providing support. I feel so lucky to have you in my life.
• I so appreciate you offering to help me out today! It was very thoughtful of you.
• I am so touched that you spent the day helping me. I will be forever grateful for your gesture of kindness.
• I am so grateful for all of your help. I feel so lucky to know I have such a kind and considerate person in my life.
• I wanted to reach out and express my gratitude for all of your help this past week. It really meant a lot to me.
• Your help today meant the world to me. Thank you so much.
• I don't know how I could have gotten through today without your help. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
• I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you taking the time to help me. It meant a lot to me.
Ideas to Say Thanks for a Gift
If your family gives you a gift, you can consider saying:
• I just wanted to reach out and say thank you for the incredible gift. It was so thoughtful of you to think of me.
• Thanks for the beautiful present! You know me so well!
• You know the way to my heart! Thank you for such an amazing gift! I absolutely love it!
• Thanks so much for thinking of me--this is truly a perfect gift!!
• I am beyond grateful for the gift you sent me. It was an incredibly thoughtful gesture!
• You truly know what I love! The present is absolutely perfect and I am so grateful.
• I could not have asked for a better present! Thank you for being so thoughtful!
• What an amazing gift! I truly appreciate you thinking of me!
• Thank you so much for the very generous gift! You didn't have to do that, and I am beyond grateful!
• You know me so well! Thank you for such a special present!
• I just received your gift in the mail--thank you so much for such a kind gesture!
Thank You to My Family
A simple note of gratitude to your family or sentiment of thanks for your friends who are like family can express your gratitude for them. Whether you are writing your loved ones a card, or saying thank you in person, doing so can mean the world to them.
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