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title: "5 Fifth Birthday Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [“Old age breeds the miracle of recall. You have no short-term memory atall; you can’t remember what you did minutes ago, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-covington/old-age-breeds-the-miracle-of-recall-you-have-no-short-term-memory/)

[Vicki Covington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-covington/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/vicki-covington-29699_aging_old-age-breeds-the-miracle-of-recall-you_750112.jpg)

> [My mom really wanted me to be a musician so she gave me a guitar for my fifth birthday, but I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yngwie-malmsteen/my-mom-really-wanted-me-to-be-a-musician-so-she-gave-me-a-guitar-for/)

[Yngwie Malmsteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yngwie-malmsteen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/yngwie-malmsteen-9153_fifth_my-mom-really-wanted-me-to-be-a-musician_855818.jpg)

> [My parents split before my fifth birthday, and I moved with Mom and my three siblings to her native Oahu.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/janet-mock/my-parents-split-before-my-fifth-birthday-and-i-moved-with-mom-and-my/)

[Janet Mock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/janet-mock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/janet-mock-2947_birthday_my-parents-split-before-my-fifth-birthda_2319943.png)

> [For my fifth birthday, I got a small tennis racket. That's how I started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-ivanovic/for-my-fifth-birthday-i-got-a-small-tennis-racket-that-s-how-i-started/)

[Ana Ivanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-ivanovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14b/ana-ivanovic-4063_birthday_for-my-fifth-birthday-i-got-a-small-tenn_2436776.png)

> [It was on my fifth birthday that Papa put his hand on my shoulder and said, 'Remember, my son, if you ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-levenson/it-was-on-my-fifth-birthday-that-papa-put-his-hand-on-my-shoulder-and/)

[Sam Levenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-levenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25b/sam-levenson-10469_birthday_it-was-on-my-fifth-birthday-that-papa-pu_2536047.png)

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