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Retirement Quotes

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Idowu Koyenikan
“The more your money works for you, the less you have to work for money.”
Idowu Koyenikan, Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability

Yasunari Kawabata
“I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business.

The day you die.”
Yasunari Kawabata, Beauty and Sadness

Albert Camus
“He knew now that it was his own will to happiness which must make the next move. But if he was to do so, he realized that he must come to terms with time, that to have time was at once the most magnificent and the most dangerous of experiments. Idleness is fatal only to the mediocre.”
Albert Camus, A Happy Death

Derek Landy
“But I'm really enjoying my retirement. I get to sleep in every day. I do crossword puzzles and eat cake.”
Derek Landy, Mortal Coil

William Shakespeare
“This rough magic
I here abjure, and, when I have required
Some heavenly music, which even now I do,
To work mine end upon their senses that
This airy charm is for, I'll break my staff,
Bury it certain fathoms in the earth,
And deeper than did ever plummet sound
I'll drown my book.”
William Shakespeare, The Tempest

“A man approaching retirement called the retirement office to inquire about his pension. Afterward, he was asked if his wife worked. “She’s worked all her life making me happy”, he replied. “Yes sir, but has she earned money to receive her pension?” “When we got married we agreed on an arrangement”, he said. “I would earn the living, and she would make the living worthwhile”.

“Make the living worthwhile”…have we forgotten the very essence of that? Have we forgotten to live for someone else, that doing so IS what makes a living worthwhile?”
Kelly Crawford

Toba Beta
“You get old faster when you think about retirement.”
Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“I often think about dogs when I think about work and retirement. There are many breeds of dog that just need to be working, and useful, or have a job of some kind, in order to be happy. Otherwise they are neurotically barking, scratching, or tearing up the sofa. A working dog needs to work. And I am a working dog.”
Martha Sherrill

Dejan Stojanovic
“He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.”
Dejan Stojanovic

Charles Baxter
“Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too.”
Charles Baxter, The Feast of Love

Gregory Maguire
“It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.”
Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz

George Washington
“Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.”
George Washington, George Washington's Farewell Address

“The goal of retirement is to live off your assets-not on them”
Frank Eberhart

Mark Singer
“I believe that the biggest mistake that most people make when it comes to their retirement is they do not plan for it. They take the same route as Alice in the story from “Alice in Wonderland,” in which the cat tells Alice that surely she will get somewhere as long as she walks long enough. It may not be exactly where you wanted to get to, but you certainly get somewhere.”
Mark Singer, The Changing Landscape Of Retirement - What You Don't Know Could Hurt You

Donna Tartt
“Putting your time in at the office; dutifully spawning your two point five; smiling politely at your retirement party; then chewing on your bedsheet and choking on your canned peaches at the nursing home. It was better never to have been born-never to have wanted anything, never to have hoped for anything.”
Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch

Mark Singer
“I feel that one of the most important lessons that can be learned is that what we "see" may be different than what is actually in front of us.”
Mark Singer, The Changing Landscape Of Retirement - What You Don't Know Could Hurt You

Bruce Frankel
“(The subjects of What Should I Do With The Rest Of My Life) "have convinced me that past failing can as easily prove preparatory as predictive. Age does not of itself limit on enable us. The choice is ours.”
Bruce Frankel

Mark Singer
“Learn the lessons of history. Don't let how you feel about your tenure at your organization drive you to make poor investment decisions that could potentially derail a successful retirement.”
Mark Singer, The Changing Landscape Of Retirement - What You Don't Know Could Hurt You

Manuel Vilas
“I'm afraid of old people. They are what I will one day be.”
Manuel Vilas, Ordesa

R.P. Gage
“People ask me, "What’s it feel like, knowing your work will outlive you?" I say—imagine raising a kid. You feed it, teach it, protect it. Give it your best years. One day it grows up, builds a tech startup, and blocks your number.”
R.P. Gage, Noetic Gravity

S.C. Francis
“Ultimately, the key to making the most of our time on earth is to stay engaged, stay curious, and stay connected to the things that mater most to us. By adopting a mindset of possibility, focusing on what we enjoy, and taking small steps each day, we can create the energy and momentum we need to keep life from passing us by.”
S.C. Francis, The Ultimate Book of Fun Things to Do in Retirement, Vol. 2

Harriet Edleson
“How an individual or couple spends income is a better measure of well-being than the actual level of income at any point in time, according to research by Michael D. Hurd and Susan Rohwedder.”
Harriet Edleson, 12 Ways to Retire on Less: Planning an Affordable Future

Harriet Edleson
“The key to enjoying retirement are realistic expectations and a careful analysis of your cost of living and the assets you have or are likely to have.”
Harriet Edleson, 12 Ways to Retire on Less: Planning an Affordable Future

Master Del Pe
“Others who continue looking for more meaningful activities and re-establish a new mission in their life after retirement, tend to stay mentally lucid even until their last breath.”
Master Del Pe, Higher Science of Longevity

Sigrid Nunez
“It happened to me the year I retired. You reach a certain age, and it all kicks in: Social Security, Medicare, and a fondness for hydrangeas.”
Sigrid Nunez, The Vulnerables

“if you're married or have a partner make sure you collaborate with your partner”
Christine Benz, How to Retire: 20 lessons for a happy, successful, and wealthy retirement

Richie Norton
“If you’re waiting till retirement, you’re wasting everyone’s time.”
Richie Norton

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