Celebrate Harry Styles’ Birthday With 23 Quotes From The One Direction Member

Harry Styles celebrates his 23rd birthday on Wednesday. The One Direction membered has garnered a cult-like following over the years and his continued success both with and without the musical group has only made him more popular.

In honor of the British pop star’s special day, let’s take a look back at some of his most insightful quotes which has allowed the world to learn more about the person he is when he’s not singing to a crowd.

Check out the quotes from Styles, courtesy of Brainy Quotes, AZ Quotes and Good Reads.

“I don’t want to be viewed as a womanizer or whatever. I don’t like going crazy crazy, I like having fun but it’s nice to wake up in your own bed, isn’t it?”

“That’s the amazing thing about music: there’s a song for every emotion. Can you imagine a world with no music? It would suck.”

“I find ambition really attractive too. If someone’s good at something they love doing. I want someone who is driven.”

“I never like it when a celebrity goes on Twitter and says, ‘This isn’t true!’ It is what it is; I tend not to do that.”

“You get a lot of who you are as a musician across through the music you write. If you’re writing your own music, then it’s important to be really honest.”

“A lot of the time, the way it’s portrayed is that I only see women in a sexual way. But I grew up with just my mum and sister, so I respect women a lot.”

“You’re always going to write and draw inspiration from things that you’re feeling, things that you’ve felt. It’s kind of impossible not to unless you’re writing a song and there’s an exact scenario that you’re trying to write a song for.”

“I’m quite old-fashioned. I like going out to dinner. You have the chance to talk to somebody and get to know them better.”

“I think you have to be cool to be a good flirt, and I don’t think I’m very cool.”

“I can see how you could get dragged into the bad stuff, but I’ve got good friends around me, good family. I think I’ve got my head screwed on.”

“A dream is only a dream... until you decide to make it real”

“We have a choice...To Live or To Exist.”

“I think you have to take me for me. I am who I am.”

“Don’t choose the one who is beautiful to the world. But rather, choose the one who makes your world beautiful.”

“If you believe in something, then you shouldn’t give up on it.”

“You can tell far too much about a person by which monopoly piece they play as.”

“I don’t think you can define love.”

“I’ve always wanted to be one of those people who didn’t really care much about what people thought about them... but I don’t think I am.”

“Age is just a number, maturity is a choice.”

“It only takes a second to call a girl fat and she’ll take a lifetime trying to starve herself. Think before you act.”

“The difference between doing something and not doing something is doing something.”

“I’m still waiting for that passionate kiss in the rain.”

“Remember like where you’ve come from. Know who you are.”