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Quotes About Retirement

It appears history is going to keep happening, despite our hopes for retirement.
~ Gregory Maguire, Out of Oz
I have certainly not got re-elected to retire, and I shall certainly start trying to push my influence in politics as far as I possibly can
~ Kenneth Clarke
They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.
~ George W. Bush
A good marriage is like an incredible retirement fund. You put everything you have into it during your productive life, and over the years it turns from silver to gold to platinum.
~ Willard Scott
Over de Russische Biblioteek van van Oorschot): Het altijd rake feestgeschenk voor aftandse directeuren die afscheid nemen.
~ Willem Frederik Hermans
Retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.
~ William Congreve
O Winter ruler of the inverted year, . . . I crown thee king of intimate delights, Fireside enjoyments, home-born happiness, And all the comforts that the lowly roof Of undisturb'd Retirement, and the hours Of long uninterrupted evening, know.
~ William Cowper
And I am in retirement from love.
~ William H. Gass
First, we invest now so that we may spend later. In fact, this is the essence of investing: the forbearance of immediate spending in exchange for future income. Because of the mathematics of compound interest, spending even a tiny fraction on a regular basis devastates final wealth over the long haul.
~ William J. Bernstein
instead of investing a stream of savings, you have just inherited a lump sum of money at age 25 from Uncle Fred that is large enough to fund your retirement at age 65
~ William J. Bernstein
When, and only when, you've gotten rid of all your debt are you truly saving for retirement.
~ William J. Bernstein
It costs more to transact abroad, and many foreign governments tax stock dividends; although you can recover this cost in a taxable account through the foreign tax credit on your U.S. tax return, you cannot do so in a retirement account.
~ William J. Bernstein
I bless God for this retirement: I never was more thankful for any thing than I have been of late for the necessity I am under of self-denial in many respects.
~ David Brainerd
Asked why he thought Florian had left, Wolfgang Flür's reply was terse, but probably accurate: 'Too old, not necessary any more, enough money, especially no more flying: he was tired of all that. I think he should have done it earlier, much earlier.
~ David Buckley
People who are retiring now are finding that annuity rates have been squashed by QE, and that they will get a smaller pension than they expected. Retirees who get locked into a weak annuity will find that the Bank's money printing leaves them out of pocket for the rest of their lives.134
~ David Craig
Another commented, 'QE is a key ingredient in a recipe that is destroying the value of the UK's retirement savings. It's a torture for pension funds because it artificially suppresses long-term interest rates'.138
~ David Craig
at least to wait until your failing health qualifies you for an enhanced annuity.
~ David Craig
In my old age, I'll be in L.A.
~ David Hockney
God has a plan for your retirement.
~ Billy Graham
He has been greatly missed since his retirement ... Thank God for videotapes and DVDs. In this regard, he will always be around.
~ David Letterman
Thank God, I'll never have to play the cello again.
~ Pablo Casals
When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.
~ Michael Jordan
There's this Lebanese lady I dearly loved who raised 13 children in Toledo, and she retired in Phoenix. She said, I get up every morning and say, Thank you, God. I do the same thing now.
~ Jamie Farr
I never understood retirement. What is the attraction of retirement? I go down there to Florida and look around and I said, my God, who wants this? Not me.
~ Andy Rooney