Funny Quotes about Turning 21

The first group of funny quotes about turning 21 is really humorous. The second group is more philosophical in nature.

Funny Quotes:

Finally 21, and legally able to do everything I've been doing since 16.
You're halfway to 42.
When I was born I was so surprised I didn’t talk for a year and a half.
Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.
Birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live.
Kids wish to be older, adults wish to be younger.
21 is the age of responsibility. Give it a few months and you will be wondering why you were in such a hurry to get here.

Thoughtful Quotes:

"At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment." - Benjamin Franklin
"At the age of twenty, we don't care what the world thinks of us; at thirty, we worry about what it is thinking of us; at forty, we discover that it wasn't thinking of us at all." - Anonymous
"Live as long as you may. The first twenty years are the longest half of your life." - Robert Southey
"Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." - Franz Kafka

Throwing a Great Party

After you set a date for the party, you need to decide on what kind of party to throw. You may want to ask the person turning 21 what he or she wants, or you can consider many other options. You can choose a barbecue, a dinner party, or even a wine and cheese tasting party. If your friend or relative likes to dance, throw a dance party.

If these ideas are too elaborate for you, then pick a theme for a traditional birthday party. Since the guest of honor is turning 21, you can have a drinking theme, although everybody does that. Theme options can include: luau, casino, retro, vampires, science fiction, costume, gaming, or karaoke.

Some things to remember would be: make sure you have plenty of refreshments; get others to help financially, or with chores, like setting up tables and chairs, buying supplies, decorating, or cleaning up; if there is drinking at the party, make arrangements for those who get tipsy, like extra beds to sleep over, a taxi service, or designated drivers. If you have to give a toast or speech at the party, then you can use some of the funny quotes about turning 21 that we looked at earlier.

Birthday Gifts

Someone turning 21 is definitely going to want an adult gift. Most people give alcohol-related gifts to a 21 year old, like flasks, shot glasses, or a bottle of wine. If you know the honoree will probably drink too much, a hangover bucket might be just the thing. Take a bucket and fill it with sports drinks, pain relievers, a DVD, gift certificate for a favorite restaurant, or anything else to help him or her the morning after. Other gift ideas that you might want to think about are theatre or concert tickets or an evening at a dinner theatre. A winery or microbrewery tour could be fun, or even flowers shaped like a mug or margarita glass.

A group of friends and/or relatives can get together to mark this milestone birthday with something huge, like a trip he has always wanted to take, along with 21 things he will need. For a girl, a gift with an Iolite gemstone, which is the 21st anniversary stone, would be fitting. A boy would probably like a new gadget, like something for a car or cell phone.

Funny Quotes about Turning 21