Retirement Quotes
It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man.
Professor Scott Elledge on his retirement from CornellPlanning to play: that's what saving for retirement is today - and it is antithetical to the nature of play, fully within the definition of work, and blissfully ignorant of the reality of death.
John ThornHowever, the Administration's plan to privatize Social Security will undermine retirement security for all Americans by cutting guaranteed benefits by more than 40 percent, and risky private accounts won't make up for the loss of benefits for millions of Americans.
Ruben HinojosaIt is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women and men who have worked jobs that require manual labor all of their lives may not physically be able to do work until they are 70 years old.
Steve IsraelWisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues.
Abigail AdamsThe boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.
Rosabeth Moss KanterA distressing gap exists between the public's expectations for retirement and the reality.
George CarlAnd, you know, I tell young people today that I've never vested in a single retirement plan any place I've ever worked.
Karen HughesThe retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.
Virgil GoodeI don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world.
George ForemanWe also have a great retirement plan, Thrift plan, and I would support - this plan here is modeled along those lines.
Harold FordIn considering this question, we should realize that retirement is not a happy time for millions of individuals.
Marvin OlaskyRetirement kills more people than hard work ever did.
Malcolm S. ForbesNo, I don't belong to a retirement community.
Sally KellermanFor these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men.
Steve IsraelCONVENT, n. A place of retirement for woman who wish for leisure to meditate upon the vice of idleness.
Ambrose BierceRetirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.
George BurnsPeople who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.
Helen HayesSocial Security modernization will result in a retirement system that is stronger and more fiscally sound than the pay-as-you-go system we have today.
John SununuHow has retirement affected my golf game? A lot more people beat me now.
Dwight David Eisenhower
