Retirement Quotes - Page 16

• Spend regularly and constantly two or three hours of the morning in study and retirement. I do not take upon me to prescribe what you shall employ yourself about. I only propose the passing two or three hours of the twenty-four in private.

  David Berman

  Morning, Two, Twenties

  David Berman (2011). “The Great Philosophers:Berkeley: Berkeley”, p.21, Hachette UK

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• We have to thank God for this retirement.

  Virgil

  Funny Retirement, Thank God

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• On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with care and consistency. Otherwise, he could find people speaking at his own retirement tribute.

  Gordon Smith

  Emotional, Race, Issues

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• We have a rare and perhaps small window of opportunity to set partisan differences aside, and attempt to achieve what many in recent years have felt was unreachable - greater retirement security for ourselves and our children.

  Gordon Smith

  Children, Opportunity, Years

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• I don't disagree with ending Congress' retirement program. I'm a governor, I don't have a retirement program in my state, and I don't disagree with that.

  Chris Christie

  Program, States, Congress

  Primetime Republican Debate, Cleveland, time.com. August 7, 2015.

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• Hang in there, retirement is only thirty years away!

  Stephen Hawking

  Years, Thirty, Retiring

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• If Congress wants to mess with the retirement program, why don't we let them start by changing their retirement program, and not have one, instead of talking about getting rid of Social Security and Medicare that was robbed $700 billion dollars to pay for Obamacare.

  Mike Huckabee

  Talking, Obamacare, Dollars

  Mike Huckabee at GOP primary debate at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, www.washingtonpost.com. August 6, 2015.

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• I have now the gloomy prospect of retiring from office loaded with serious debts, which will materially affect the tranquility of my retirement.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Office, Debt, Serious

  Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). “Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts”, p.211, Rowman & Littlefield

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• Note the individual and subjective nature of each case. No two are alike and there is no reason to expect them to be. Each man or woman must find for himself or herself that occupation in which hard work and long hours make him or her happy. Contrariwise, if you are looking for shorter hours and longer vacations and early retirement, you are in the wrong job. Perhaps you need to take up bank robbing. Or geeking in a sideshow. Or even politics.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Jobs, Hard Work, Vacation

  Robert A. Heinlein (1988). “To Sail Beyond the Sunset”

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• Death is an endless retirement with a pension of nothingness.

  Mehmet Murat Ildan

  Endless, Pension, Nothingness

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• Retirement is just not in my DNA.

  Rita Moreno

  Dna

  Rita Moreno (2013). “Rita Moreno: A Memoir”, p.178, Penguin

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• Retirement is not in my vocabulary.

  Betty White

  Vocabulary

  "Q&A with Betty White: At 88, this dame's still game". Interview with Susan Wloszcznya, usatoday30.usatoday.com. January 21, 2010.

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• It hit me that being hip was a full-time job, and I was only a part-timer. I couldn't hide forever that I liked county fairs, particularly the goat booth at the 4-H tent, or that I once spent a week with my grandmother at her house in the giant retirement community of Sun City, Arizona, and it was one of the most carefree times of my life.

  Jancee Dunn

  Jobs, Grandmother, Cities

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• In the beginning, there was no retirement. There were no old people. In the Stone Age, everyone was fully employed until age 20, by which time nearly everyone was dead, usually of unnatural causes. Any early man who lived long enough to develop crow's-feet was either worshiped or eaten as a sign of respect.

  Mary-Lou Weisman

  Feet, Long, People

  "The History of Retirement, From Early Man to A.A.R.P." by Mary-Lou Weisman, www.nytimes.com. March 21, 1999.

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• Never mind that the new Visitors Center in Washington DC cost the taxpayers $621 million. Oh and that was ONLY $550 million more than the project was originally supposed to cost. Not to mention the fact that it was supposed to open three years ago .. but it was a government operation. What do you expect? I definitely want to put these people in charge of my healthcare and my retirement plan.

  Neal Boortz

  Years, Government, People

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• Returnless risk is not how you prepare for a decent retirement.

  Barry Ritholtz

  Risk, Decent

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• The only way to save Social Security is to raise the retirement age.

  Rand Paul

  Age, Way, Social

  "We Are Live Blogging the GOP Presidential Debate in Colorado" by Kevin Drum, www.motherjones.com. October 28, 2015.

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• As Mayor, I have a responsibility to ensure city government is making life better for all Angelenos, especially those whose past hard work laid the foundation for the city we enjoy today. Whether someone is born here, or comes here for college, career, or retirement, I want L.A. to be a place that welcomes all generations.

  Eric Garcetti

  Hard Work, Responsibility, Past

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• Sex is Number 1 of my Top-10 joys in retirement. Number 2 is reading How to Retire Happy, Wild, and Free. I forgot the other eight.

  Ernie J Zelinski

  Funny, Sex, Reading

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• Witnessing Panama's overnight transition from banana republic to middle-class retirement haven is like watching the Univision version of Extreme Makeover: it feels so tacky but you can't change channels because you just have to find out what happens next.

  Andrew Evans

  Class, Republic, Next

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• Peter Forsberg's skills and determination made him one of the most powerful forwards in the NHL during the best years of his career. Hearing of his retirement is sad news but one day every athlete has to come to this decision. He should be very proud of all he accomplished throughout his career.

  Patrick Roy

  Determination, Powerful, Athlete

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• In this country men seem to live for action as long as they can and sink into apathy when they retire.

  Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

  Country, Long, Acting

  Diary entry, April 15, 1836.

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• For millions, the retirement dream is in reality an economic nightmare. For millions, growing old today means growing poor, being sick, living in substandard housing, and having to scrimp merely to subsist.

  Sylvia Porter

  Dream, Mean, Reality

  Sylvia Field Porter (1976). “Sylvia Porter's Money Book: How to Earn It, Spend It, Save It, Invest It, Borrow It, and Use it to Better Your Life”

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• Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement.

  Keith Ellison

  Jobs, Able, Used

  "Why Cutting Social Security Benefits Is Such a Big Deal" by Rep. Keith Ellison, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 15, 2013.

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• Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings.

  Sander Levin

  Three, Saving, Social

  "Social Security at 75: Don’t Mess With Success" by Rep. Sandy Levin, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 16, 2010.

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