Retirement Quotes Quotes

“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

“Future of work will not have a retirement age.”
― Harjeet Khanduja, Nothing About Business

“So, this is retirement? This feeling of emptiness?”
― Zidrou & Aimée de Jongh, L'obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments

“How many times have I told them that I’m enjoying life and finally taking my time? While in reality, it’s actually time that’s taking me, bit by bit, like the cruel tide gnawing at the cliffside. Retirement, my ass! More like a retreat from life!”
― Zidrou & Aimée de Jongh, L'obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments

“Put something aside for your old age. Here, you can't rely on the State anymore. If you don't save for yourself, then you may have to rely on the kindness of strangers-or family, which might be worse.”
― Richard Templar, The Rules of Wealth: A Personal Code for Prosperity and Plenty

“When its time to die, you don't want to realize you haven't lived.”
― Lee Johnson

“A written retirement plan provides an evolving foundation of social purpose and direction for personal growth.”
― Lee Johnson, Creative Retirement for Women

“The more emotional investment we put into the people around us, the more quality of life and longevity surrounds us.”
― Lee Johnson, Creative Retirement for Women

“I am not going to retire rich; I'm going to be rich by the time I retire.”
― Monroe Mann

“Retirement is a self defining moment
of karma unfrozen.”
― Levi Johnson, ALTER EGO: Poetry for the Hidden Self

“In retirement, social age is abandoned
and you become the course of time.”
― Levi Johnson, ALTER EGO: Poetry for the Hidden Self

“There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want.”
― Laurent Carrier

“When they are tired of you, they will wish for your retirement”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“There is an age limit for being superannuation but there is no age limit for being supernal”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“What am I going to do? Not read, anyway… I hate reading! Finally change that leaky shower head? Never! At least this way there’s somebody to cry over my fate.”
― Zidrou & Aimée de Jongh, L'obsolescence programmée de nos sentiments

“Better to be an active old working dog than one lying around the house waiting to die - Peter Clancy.”
― T.W. Lawless

“Why invest in Stocks? Answer: 1) You can ‘own’ multiple businesses 2) Working hours are defined 3) No retirement age 4) Work from Anywhere 5) No organisation required 6) Fully scaleable - can buy 1 or 1 million shares at the same price 7) Quickest Liquidity 8) You can ‘bunk your ‘business days’ at your will, for as long as you wish, and get back as conveniently 9) All the ‘compliances’ headache is minus 10) Payments headaches are Zero. 11) Can make money on both side. 12) Get to know ‘Like Minded’ people without meeting them. 13) The kick of ‘identifying’ some businesses ahead of ‘The Aces’ is impeccably fulfilling.”
― Sandeep Sahajpal, The Twelfth Preamble: To all the authors to be!

“Retire before you expire.”
― Sukant Ratnakar, Quantraz

“I'm retired, not tired!”
― James Hauenstein, No Return Address

“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

“I DON’T HAVE THE THYME TO BE ROASTED TODAY”
― Lynn Byk, The Fearless Moral Inventory of Elsie Finch

“People often work hard all their lives and feel that they will enjoy life when they finally retire at 60 or more.
There are three basic problems with that goal
1. How do you know you are going to even be around that long? Life is unpredictable and is there really a guarantee that one will always live long enough to enjoy the fruits?
2. How do you know whether your health at that age will permit you to properly enjoy the fruits of your hard work? Chances are, with the unhealthy modern lifestyle of society in general, people are going to be spending more time dealing with medical bills than actually enjoying retirement
3. People who are used to working 12-15 hours a day all their life and then retire often report feeling a sudden emptiness in their life and a lack of purpose. While they may feel relieved in the initial few days or weeks to no longer have to work, soon not having to do anything begins to feel gloomy and depressing. Often, many of their cognitive and physical functions decline faster because they are no longer being used like they were used to. Many also feel like they are becoming a burden on their other family members.
My suggestion is, if at all avoidable, don’t work with one final retirement as the goal. Work all your life as long as your health allows you to, but take mini retirements on a regular basis.
The human body is made to work and rest, work again and rest again. It’s not made to work for 40 years nonstop and then rest for 20 years.”
― Anubhav Srivastava, UnLearn: A Practical Guide to Business and Life

“A saying on an art piece prompted me to use the term seasoned citizen instead of senior citizen: 'I'm no longer a spring chicken but a seasoned hen.' We can call ourselves seasoned after living 55+ years.”
― Janis Clark Johnston, Transforming Retirement: Rewire and Grow Your Legacy

“Retirement is planned procrastination.”
― Richie Norton

“We’re no longer knocking on heaven’s door; we’ve reached the age where we’ve had keys cut.”
― Meg Marlow, Grumpy & Me: From 9-to-5 to 24-7. The Unofficial Guide to Marriage in Retirement

“The question isn’t: What will you do in retirement? The question is: What will the world gain because you finally had time to do it?”
― Jay Samit, Second Act Advantage: Monetize Your Wisdom, Master Longevity, and Build an Unforgettable Legacy