Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once.

"Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once." – Dave Barry

Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.

"Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year:  The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again." – Menachem Mendel Schneerson