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John Walter Bratton (January 21, 1867 - February 7, 1947) was a British composer known for his religious music and chamber music compositions.

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Famous John Walter Bratton Quotes

“It's not easy for you, Dad You seek your own space You slope off to watch telly But still see (Mom's Mum's Mam's) face”

Stills Faces Easy Space Watches Mom Dad Mum Anniversary Slopes

Author:John Walter Bratton

“You moan a lot and jingle your change But let's face it, there's no escape You can flick the remote as much as you like But she's on the TV and on every tape”

Faces Tvs Tape Anniversary Jingles

Author:John Walter Bratton

“Over a pint in the pub, you have a good moan That's the fate of every Magpie While Mam perfects her game show skills Giving talks at the WI”

Giving Shows Games Fate Skills Anniversary Pubs Pints Game Shows Magpies

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“It's good Mam, you've got a bike It's so much better than walking Dad just thinks it's a blessed relief It's the only time you stop talking”

Thinking Talking Dad Walking Blessed Relief Bike Only Time Anniversary

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“This is a very insulting tribute But take it in good heart Congratulations Mom and Dad You've reached Silver together...apart Lots of love etc”

Heart Together Mom Dad Etc Silver Congratulations Insulting Tribute Anniversary Mom And Dad Good Heart

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“Still very active And rarely seen apart You're teenage geriatrics Modern and young at heart”

Heart Stills Young Modern Active Teenage Anniversary Young At Heart Geriatrics

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“We can reveal that John's 85 That's a well known fact Telling Kathy's age would be a breach Of the Official Secrets Act”

Wells Facts Would Be Age Secret Known Officials Well Known Anniversary Breach

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“Proud parents to two children Grandparents to five more Who visit the "Harper Bakery" It's Gran's cooking they all adore”

Children Two Parent Five Proud Cooking Adore Grandparent Anniversary Harper Bakeries Grans

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“Not only them...you've also had Young Hudson mouths to fill You could have had a thriving business But you forgot to present the bill”

Young Mouths Bills Anniversary

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“Gladys.. work has kept you fit And Bill.. you never moan Well life's not for carrying cases With a butler of your own”

Wells Cases Fit Bills Anniversary Butlers

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“May today be filled With bright hopes for the future And happy memories of the past”

May Today Past Memories Filled Anniversary Hope For The Future Happy Memories Past Memories

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“So OK, it's your special big Four-O birthday But don't expect me to be obsequious and fawning You, being you, can't possibly be a good example So do try, at least, to serve as a warning”

Trying Bigs Funny Four Special Example Meaningful Birthday Warning Good Examples 40th Birthday

Author:John Walter Bratton

“Be pleased to look forward, And pleased to look behind, Count today, your 40th, and each birthday With a grateful mind.”

Mind Looks Today Funny Behinds Grateful Meaningful Birthday 40th Birthday

Author:John Walter Bratton

“As it's your 40th birthday This, we'd like to say May you be bathed in goodness, happiness and sunshineness On this, your special day.”

May Funny Special Goodness Meaningful Birthday 40th Birthday

Author:John Walter Bratton

“Throw all caution to the wind, today, on your 40th No need to have wisdom and sage But tomorrow, as you start your 5th decade Do try to act more your age”

Needs Trying Age Today Funny Wind Tomorrow Decades Meaningful Birthday Sage Caution 40th Birthday

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“At 50, you probably get muddled? I'm the same, that's how I know? If you ever get lost, don't worry? Just change where you want to go”

Ifs Knows Want Age Lost Worry Aging Birthday 50th Birthday

Author:John Walter Bratton

“At 50 you now have realized ?Getting old isn't fair? And that it's hard to make a comeback ?When you haven't gone anywhere”

Hard Age Gone Havens Fairs Aging Birthday Getting Old Comeback 50th Birthday

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“As it's your 50th birthday The very best of cheers to you Truthfully, I'm just being selfish Coz now I am so cheerful, too Happy, Cheerful Birthday”

Age Aging Selfish Birthday Cheer Just Being Cheerful 50th Birthday Being Selfish

Author:John Walter Bratton

“Yes, you're very very old But try to think of it as not being cursed After all, in a hostage situation You'd be released first!”

Thinking Trying Firsts Situation Birthday Cursed Hostage

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“Being vintage like a fine wine Should make you proud of being old And being mature like a cheese Certainly explains the mould! Fester on undaunted into your 7th decade”

Should Fine Proud Wine Decades Birthday Mature Cheese Vintage Mould Fine Wine Being Old Undaunted Like Fine Wine

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“Happy 60th Birthday, good buddy. How are you dealing with your awful debility, lessened utility and loss of mobility?”

Loss Awful Birthday Utility Buddy 60th Birthday Mobility

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“My goodness, you're 60 already, already Time is a thief But still, you're only as old as your tongue And a little bit older than your teeth Have a wonderful birthday”

Littles Stills Bits Wonderful Goodness Little Bit Tongue Teeth Birthday Thieves

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“Congratulations on turning 60 Now you can wear what you like No one cares, and more particularly You're fine telling 'em 'Take a hike'”

Care Fine Birthday Ems Congratulations No One Cares

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“It's a good thing wrinkles don't start 'til you're 50ish. So, wrinkles, then Happy 60th, and then Just think, you'll be 70 In just those short years, numbering ten”

Thinking Years Ten Good Things Birthday Wrinkles

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“On your birthday today, don't Look up 'Life Expectancy' coz I suspect As you've reached 60, you want to be happy, Trust me, you'll be depressed.”

Want Looks Today Look Up Birthday Suspects Trust Me Want To Be Happy Expectancy Life Expectancy

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“Don't be pessimistic Because, today, the sun hasn't shone It probably won't next year And you'll then be 61”

Years Today Next Sun Birthday Next Year Pessimistic

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“You won't now tell people you're in your 60′s Indeed, you'll have to pretend, no end That you're close to being 70 Let me be the first to agree, old friend”

People Firsts Ends Let Me Agree Birthday Old Friends

Author:John Walter Bratton

“You really must stop acting Like a 20-year-old, gold plated In a midlife crisis You just graduated Happy 60th”

Years Acting Gold Crisis Birthday Midlife Midlife Crisis

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“Don't think of 60 as ten years older than 50. Think of it as only 1 year older than 59 Go ahead, as it's your birthday Delusion, today, is just fine”

Thinking Years Today Fine Ten Birthday Delusion

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“Congratulations! If I may be so bold Only 40 years to go Before you're a century old Just saying”

Ifs Years May Century Birthday Congratulations Just Saying

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“If age was temperature, You'd be getting hotter Happy 60th degree You, hot shotter”

Ifs Age Degrees Hot Birthday Temperature Hotter

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“On your 60th, here's something philosophical To give the old grey matter a stir How old would you be If you didn't know how old you were?”

Ifs Knows Giving Matter Know How Philosophical Birthday Grey Old You Grey Matter

Author:John Walter Bratton

“You're 60 But honestly it doesn't show Mind you, you reached the age of consent About 50,000 consents ago!”

Mind Shows Age Honestly Birthday Consent Age Of Consent

Author:John Walter Bratton

“True Friends are the bacon bits In the salad bowl of life. How true I read that and straight away, My thoughts turned to you And especially today on your 60th These special wishes I send Have a really wonderful birthday My special "bacon flavored" friend”

Today Wish Bits Wonderful Special Birthday Bowls My Thoughts True Friend Salad

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“Consider this on your birthday You've got life's struggle beaten For 60 years you've ate And avoided being eaten”

Years Struggle Birthday Beaten Avoided

Author:John Walter Bratton

“You've reached your 60th birthday, Bill To the year, the day, the hour You've been a lifelong country boy Along with Lily, your flower And Robin...that's the name of a bird And Dawn...that says it all”

Years Country Names Hours Boys Flower Bird Bills Dawn Birthday Lifelong Lilies Robins 60th Birthday Country Boy

Author:John Walter Bratton

“A shop bought card saying Get Well Soon. Didn't seem to fit the bill. This hand made card hopes that pretty soon... ...You'll be galloping up that hill.”

Wells Made Hands Seems Fit Bills Cards Hills Shops Get Well Galloping Get Well Soon Well Soon

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“You've had a long working life As everyone knows You can now do nothing at all And then have a doze Enjoy Your Retirement”

Knows Long Enjoy Retirement Working Life

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“As a World-trekker, go-getter Retirement won't have you stopping You'll be seen where the bananas and mangos come from At the supermarket....doing the shopping”

World Retirement Shopping Stopping Bananas Supermarkets

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“It's Good...But No more rush hour driving To start and end your day No more early alarm calls But..much less pay No more back stabbing Or rising to the bait No more phone calls from the boss Asking you to work late But...having to get by On half your hourly rate Now you have all day To sit or doze to stay to go Anywhere you like... ..cheaply You've got less dough Travel around the world Do anything you've desired But do it economically Now that you're retired”

World Ends Hours Pay Half Late Asking Rate Phones Driving Around The World Rising Boss Retirement Retired Alarms Phone Calls Bait Dough Stabbing Rush Hour

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“Free... Yes...FREE time Is what retirement brings Leisure, lounging and loafing And other lazy things”

Lazy Retirement Leisure Free Time Lounging Loafing

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“Congratulations on your well deserved retirement, Wishing you every happiness in the years ahead. No lying about your age, more lying around the house After lying much longer in bed”

Years Wells Age Lying House Wish Bed Retirement Congratulations

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“Take life with a pinch of salt A shot of tequila and a wedge of lime Do nothing at all But take your time”

Shots Retirement Salt Wedges Take Your Time Limes Tequila Shots Of Tequila

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“As a chapter closes in your life, And a new one starts for you, May your years be filled with all the things You've been looking forward to!”

Years May Filled Retirement Chapters Looking Forward

Author:John Walter Bratton

“At last some time for pleasure trips And do what you want to do The time to just take your time It's toodle-oo to time that flew Those plan A's and B's Coming down of that dusty shelf; it's your time now just for you To do things for your self.”

Want Self Lasts Pleasure Plans What You Want Retirement Shelves Flew Take Your Time

Author:John Walter Bratton

About the Author

Born: January 21, 1867
Died: February 7, 1947
Known for: Composer
Quotes: 95

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