Retire Quotes (27 quotes)

“For it is in your power to retire into yourself whenever you choose.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

tags: ataraxy, independence, individuality, retire, self, self-assurance, self-awareness, self-containment, self-determination, self-esteem, self-reliance, self-respect, self-sufficiency, self-trust, solitude

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“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: adage, adages, adolescent, adolescents, adult, adulthood, adults, africa, african, ancient, aphorism, aphorisms, axiom, axioms, child, children, dead, death, deep, dependence, dependent, develop, developing, development, dictum, dictums, epigram, epigrams, existence, four-stages-of-life, funny, gnome, gnomes, grandparent, grandparents, grow, growing, growth, humor, humorous, humour, immortal, immortality, independence, independent, infant, infants, insightful, life, made-me-think, make-you-think, maxim, maxims, mortal, mortality, newborn, newborns, old, old-age, old-age-home, old-age-homes, phase, phases, philosopher, prepubescent, process, profound, proverb, proverbs, provoke-thought, quotation, quotations, quote, quote-of-the-day, quotes, retire, retired, retiree, retirees, retirement, satire, satirical, satirist, satirists, saying, sayings, senile, senility, south-africa, south-african, stage, stages, stages-of-life, teenage, teenager, teenagers, thought-provoking, thoughtful, young, youth, youths

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“It was ironic, but when you scratched the surface, most successful men were working for one thing only--to retire--and the sooner the better. Whereas women were the complete opposite. She had never heard a woman say she was working so she could retire to a desert island or to live on a boat. It was probably, she thought, because most women didn't think they deserved to do nothing.”
― Candace Bushnell, Lipstick Jungle

tags: men, retire, success, women, working

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“Death devours not only those who have been cooked by old age; it also feasts on those who are half-cooked and even those who are raw.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“With regard to things such as independence, mental capabilities, and sexuality, a very old man is nothing but a gigantic infant with white hair and wrinkles.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: adage, adages, age, aphorism, aphorisms, axiom, axioms, babies, baby, birth, child, children, cycle, cycle-of-life, death, deep, dependence, dependent, dictum, dictums, epigram, epigrams, giant, gigantic, gnome, gnomes, gray-hair, grey-hair, humor, humour, immortal, immortality, independence, independent, infant, infants, insightful, made-me-think, make-you-think, maxim, maxims, mental-capabilities, mental-capability, middle-age, middle-aged, mortal, mortality, old, old-age, profound, proverb, proverbs, provoke-thought, quotation, quotations, quote, quotes, retire, retirement, satire, satirical, saying, sayings, sexuality, thought-provoking, thoughtful, toddler, toddlers, wrinkle, wrinkles

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“For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human beings, because they—unlike all companies—have the means of reproduction.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“There is time for everything; a time to MAKE the BEST and a time to TAKE a REST...”
― Israelmore Ayivor, The Great Hand Book of Quotes

tags: best, do-it, do-your-best, food-for-thought, israelmore-ayivor, make-time, rest, retire, sleep, time

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“All this waiting.
Waiting for the rain to
stop. Waiting in traffic.
Waiting for the bill.
Waiting at the airport
for an old friend.
Waiting to depart.
Then,
there’s the big waiting:
waiting to grow up. Waiting
for love. Waiting to show your
your parents that when you
have kids you’ll be different.
Waiting to retire. Waiting for
death.
Why do we think waiting
is the antithesis of life
when it is almost
all of it?”
― Kamand Kojouri

tags: airport, alive, antithesis, bill, cute-poem, death, fast, friend, grow-up, hours, impatient, kamand, kamand-kojouri, kids, kojouri, life, live, love, parents, patience, patient, poem, quick, quote, rain, retire, short-poem, slow, stop, time, time-quotes, traffic, wait, waiting, waiting-quotes

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“Some social ills are preserved by the common misbelief that things such as ignorance, greed, and stupidity do not have the stamina required to reach old age.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

tags: adage, adages, aphorism, aphorisms, axiom, axioms, belief, beliefs, deep, dictum, dictums, endurance, endure, epigram, epigrams, gnome, gnomes, greed, greedy, humor, humour, ignorance, ignorant, insightful, knowledge, knowledgeable, made-me-think, make-you-think, maxim, maxims, misbelief, misbeliefs, old, old-age, old-age-home, old-age-homes, preservation, preserve, problem, problems, profound, proverb, proverbs, provoke-thought, quotation, quotations, quote, quotes, retire, retired, retirement, satire, satirical, saying, sayings, social, social-ill, social-ills, societal, society, stamina, stupid, stupidity, thought-provoking, thoughtful, wisdom, wise, young

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“Loneliness tortures many if not most of the elderly more intensely and more frequently than it torments many if not most of us who will never be or have not yet been pushed or pulled into old age.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Use and Misuse of Children

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“One has to retire eventually, Guy.”
― Patrick Modiano, Rue des boutiques obscures

tags: retire

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“Retirement is the menopause of an employee’s mind and hands.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana, N for Nigger: Aphorisms for Grown Children and Childish Grown-ups

tags: employees, employment, hands, job, menopause, minds, productivity, retire, retirement, work

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“You don't know what you don't know”
― Jeff Carter, Retirement Boom: Turning Your Retirement Savings Into Guaranteed Lifetime Income

tags: retire, retirement, retirement-for-women, retirement-is-fun, retirement-planning, retirement-savings

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“Soldiers are not trained for retire”
― Bimo Satriyo

tags: idea, military, retire, soldier, training, war

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“Don't retire, rewire and refire”
― Bernard Kelvin Clive

tags: courage-quotes, hopeful, refire, retire

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“You shouldn't retire until your money starts making more money than you made in your best year.”
― Ziad K. Abdelnour, Economic Warfare: Secrets of Wealth Creation in the Age of Welfare Politics

tags: money, retire

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“Keep Inspiring everyday, because when you retire, you will lose desire, become tired, and expire.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson

tags: continue, continuos, desire, everyday, expire, gain, inspire, inspiring-people, lose, message, motivation, non-stop, retire, tire, unending

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“Monastery you can't retire it's forever, there isn't music, films, parties and other crazy stuff. It's about spiritual life... It becomes harder and harder!”
― Deyth Banger

tags: can-t, forever, harder, monastery, retire, you

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“You do not need to be a millionaire to feel successful or be successful. Financial wealth is only one of many possible indicators of success. However, to achieve your dreams and life goals you’re going to need money. And making it requires financial planning and goalsetting. I do not know of any successful person who has been able to simply ignore their finances.”
― Nigel Cumberland, 100 Things Successful People Do: Little Exercises for Successful Living

tags: bank-balance, finance, financial-success, leadership, live, money, retire, saving, success

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“Don't slog all your life under the pretext of making 'sufficient' money to retire. Earn money and make money earn for you. Live your life for yourself.”
― Balakumar Somu

tags: 40, before, life, live, retire

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“One of the most difficult decisions that any professional person will ever face is when to retire from their chosen field. Professional ballplayers occasionally hang on until their performance becomes pitiful. It is sad to witness a shell of a former athletic star humble themselves before a crowd. After attaining a level of proficiency through devotion of time and labor, the prospect of retiring from the field of competition creates a lifestyle crisis and frequently triggers depression when the retired professional suffers from diminished ego gratification. Astute professionals realize it is better to withdraw from competition before their diminishing level of performance becomes pitiable. False pride is contemptible because it can seduce a person to continue to remain in any field longer than pragmatic.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

tags: career, career-quotes, retire, retired, retirement, retirement-career, retirement-planning, retiring

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“You are not dead till you die”
― Vikas Kakwani

tags: death, purpose-of-life, retire

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“Plan to retire in ill health and hope to retire in good health.”
― Steven Magee

tags: coronavirus, covid-19, good, health, hope, ill, pandemic, plan, retire, retirement

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“WE LIVE OUR ENTIRE LIVES TO EARN POSITIVITY WHICH HELPS US WALK THE LAST BRIDGE.

The money you earn will ward off or delay the ill effects of your doings. The reality starts when you stop earning. Your entire being becomes yourself once again. We live our entire lives to earn positivity which helps us walk the last bridge.”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

tags: executive-coach, life-coach, life-lessons, mind-coach, mindset-coach, negative, positive, positivity, retire, retirement

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“The money you earn will ward off or delay the ill effects of your doings. The reality starts when you stop earning. Your entire being becomes yourself once again. We live our entire lives to earn positivity which helps us walk the last bridge.

WE LIVE OUR ENTIRE LIVES TO EARN POSITIVITY WHICH HELPS US WALK THE LAST BRIDGE.”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

tags: executive-coach, life-coach, life-lessons, mind-coach, mindset-coach, negative, positive, positivity, retire, retirement

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“For young people, it is never too early to plan for a good retirement. A lot of people don’t spend enough time to plan their life. To retire comfortably, you need financial independence, as you don’t want to compromise your lifestyle too much after you retire. You also need to establish a new social circle before your retirement, to keep yourself active and current. People who know you through work may not fit into your new lifestyle. You also need to cultivate a sustainable hobby to provide a sense of purpose. It is not advisable to nurture it after retirement, as it might not be what you are truly passionate about. Cultivate your garden early in life, fertilise it often and enjoy the fruits during retirement.”
― Fanny Lai

tags: financial-independence, hobby, lifestyle, purpose, retire, social

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

tags: active-life, active-life-style, middle-class, retire, retired, retirement-quotes, work, working, working-class

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