Maleficent:

Well, well.
[Maleficent Laughs Quietly]
What a glittering assemblage, King Stefan.
I must say, I really felt quite distressed at not receiving an invitation.
But to show I have no ill feelings, I, too, have a gift.
The princess shall indeed grow in grace and beauty, beloved by all who meet
her. But...
Before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday, she shall prick her finger on the
spindle of a spinning wheel, and die!

This curse will last till the end of time! No power on Earth can change it!