If we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday at a time of presidential inaugurals, this is thanks to Ronald Reagan who created the holiday, and not to the Democratic Congress of the Carter years, which rejected it. less than 1 minute read
My happiest memory of childhood was my first birthday in reform school. This teacher took an interest in me. In fact, he gave me the first birthday presents I ever got: a box of Cracker Jacks and a can of ABC shoe polish. less than 1 minute read
I tried to bake a cake for my mother’s birthday - it took me four hours. It was terrible, and I cried for three days. less than 1 minute read
My best kiss was on stage. Kelly Rowland from Destiny’s Child gave me a really nice soft kiss on my lips during a performance on my birthday. It was amazing. less than 1 minute read
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. less than 1 minute read
I’m not interested in age. People who tell me their age are silly. You’re as old as you feel. less than 1 minute read
When I was a kid, for my birthday every year, my mother made me pasta bechamel, which is rigatoni with a white cream sauce. less than 1 minute read
I like to go to anybody else’s birthday, and if I’m invited I’m a good guest. But I never celebrate my birthdays. I really don’t care. less than 1 minute read
The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you’re only as well as you are. less than 1 minute read