Quotes About Retirement

The British House of Lords is the British Outer Mongolia for retired politicians.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

Retirement: Twice as much husband, half as much pay.

When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women just go right on cooking.

Retirement: statutory senility.

Two weeks is about the ideal length of time to retire.

Retirement must be wonderful. I mean, you can suck in your stomach for only so long.

The PENSION is mightier than the sword.

By the middle of the century, retirement culture - exemplified by timeshares in Florida, the golf industry, and AARP membership - was booming. Americans, it turned out, were pretty good at figuring out how not to do anything in their twilight years.

Me being in a managerial position has never crossed my mind. Even in the twilight of my career.

I've got eighteen-year-old twins that need to go to college, so there's still a financial issue, but I could retire tomorrow and just count ducks by the side of the lake, and that would be just fine by me. I'm not a high-energy guy.

I don't think I'll be playing again. I'm very content and happy, doing the types of things I haven't gotten to do, be a father.

My firm has 25,000 high-net-worth clients. A typical account would be that of a couple aged 65 and 60 who need their money to last the rest of their lives, 25 to 35 years.

The political lives of tyrants play out human affairs with a special intensity: the death of a democratic leader long after his retirement is a private matter, but the death of a tyrant is always a political act that reflects the character of his power.

By incentivising the building of more new retirement properties, we can take a step towards unblocking the housing market and ultimately help first-time buyers onto the ladder.

Ultimately I think what people care about, particularly on an issue like Social Security, is not really what's right and what's left but what's right and what's wrong.

Tens of millions of Americans are modern-day slaves - unable to retire early, or working in jobs they don't really want, just for the health insurance they need to take care of themselves, a spouse, or a child with a 'preexisting condition.'

Insurance, pension reforms are going to be extremely important for the stock market because the kind of money we'll get from that is unbelievable.

The things that are happening to me are unbelievable. I'm actually busier right now than when I played football. This is almost like I'm coming back out of retirement. It will be fun to see myself in the game.

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.

One of the saddest things about US education is that the wisdom of our most successful teachers is lost to the profession when they retire.

Save now, so you are not dependent on your children when you are old

The money's no better in retirement, but the hours are!

Retirement: World's longest coffee break.