Quotes on Funny Retirement

The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession.

Retiring was scary and it was tough to give up gymnastics, but so many great opportunities have come from it that I never expected.

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.

Every time I try to retire, or even think of retiring from acting, my agent comes up with a script.

You need some insecurity if you're an actor. It keeps the pot boiling. I haven't yet started to think about retiring. I was shocked when I heard about Paul Newman retiring at age 82. Most actors just fade away like old soldiers.

but one loses, as one grows older, something of the lightness of one's dreams; one begins to take life up in both hands, and to care more for the fruit than the flower, and that is no great loss perhaps.

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering.

People think retiring is fun. Well, maybe, but if you have a certain kind of fire inside, there is no end in sight.

Thoughts on the Merits of Work The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The only true retirement is that of the heart; the only true leisure is the repose of the passions. To such persons it makes little difference whether they are young or old; and they die as they have lived, with graceful resignation.

Some debts are fun while you are acquiring them, But none are fun when you set about retiring them.

Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.

There's an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job.

Exert your talents, and distinguish yourself, and don't think of retiring from the world, until the world will be sorry that you retire.