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77 Most Inspiring Quotes on Retirement (MEANING)

Top 16 Most Famous Retirement Quotes (BEST)

“The ultimate lesson is that there is no immunity, no matter our age or the size of our retirement account, from going through constant cycles of integration and disintegration in which we are humbled and hopefully set to rights with the world again.”

David Whyte
There is a whole new kind of life ahead, full of experiences just waiting to happen. Some call it 'retirement.' I call it bliss. - Betty SullivanPin
There is a whole new kind of life ahead, full of experiences just waiting to happen. Some call it ‘retirement.’ I call it bliss. – Betty Sullivan
Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. - Dwight L. MoodyPin
Preparation for old age should begin not later than one’s teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement. – Dwight L. Moody
I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself. - Walt MossbergPin
I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself. – Walt Mossberg
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years. - Abraham LincolnPin
In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. – Abraham Lincoln

“I plainly felt that, had God given me such a retirement with the companion I desired, I should have forgotten the work for which I was born and have set up my rest in this world.”

John Wesley
Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of the open highway.Pin
Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of the open highway.
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. - Will RogersPin
Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. – Will Rogers
Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else. - Fred RogersPin
Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else. – Fred Rogers
Don't underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can't hear, and not bothering. - A. A. MilnePin
Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering. – A. A. Milne
Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them. - Louis ArmstrongPin
Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them. – Louis Armstrong
Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves, let go of the past, and find peace and happiness within. - Ernie J. ZelinskiPin
Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves, let go of the past, and find peace and happiness within. – Ernie J. Zelinski
Retirement - a time to become much more than you have ever been. - Ernie J. ZelinskiPin
Retirement: a time to become much more than you have ever been. – Ernie J. Zelinski
I keep going because if you stop, you stop. Why retire? Inspire. - Mickey RooneyPin
I keep going because if you stop, you stop. Why retire? Inspire. – Mickey Rooney
People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. - Helen HayesPin
People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. – Helen Hayes
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. - Abigail AdamsPin
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. – Abigail Adams

17 Inspirational Quotes About Retirement

For many, retirement is a time for personal growth, which becomes the path to greater freedom. - Robert DelamontaguePin
For many, retirement is a time for personal growth, which becomes the path to greater freedom. – Robert Delamontague
As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning. - Earl NightingalePin
As in all successful ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning. – Earl Nightingale
Retire from your job, but never retire your mind.Pin
Retire from your job, but never retire your mind.
Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. - Walt WhitmanPin
Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you. – Walt Whitman
Retirement isn't the end of the road, but just a turn in the road.Pin
Retirement isn’t the end of the road, but just a turn in the road.
Stay young at heart, kind in spirit, and enjoy retirement living. - Danielle DuckeryPin
Stay young at heart, kind in spirit, and enjoy retirement living. – Danielle Duckery
Age is just a number, but retirement is one of the greatest gifts to mankind.Pin
Age is just a number, but retirement is one of the greatest gifts to mankind.
Retirement, a time to enjoy all the things you never had time to do when you worked. - Catherine PulsiferPin
Retirement, a time to enjoy all the things you never had time to do when you worked. – Catherine Pulsifer
You have to put off being young until you can retire.Pin
You have to put off being young until you can retire.
In retirement, every day is Boss Day, and every day is Employee Appreciation Day.Pin
In retirement, every day is Boss Day, and every day is Employee Appreciation Day.
Don't act your age in retirement. Act like the inner young person you have always been. - J. A. WestPin
Don’t act your age in retirement. Act like the inner young person you have always been. – J. A. West
Retirement is the only time in your life when time no longer equals money.Pin
Retirement is the only time in your life when time no longer equals money.
To me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing. - Dick Van DykePin
To me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing. – Dick Van Dyke
Retirement means doing whatever I want to do. It means choice. - Dianne NahirnyPin
Retirement means doing whatever I want to do. It means choice. – Dianne Nahirny
There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want. - Bill WatersonPin
There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want. – Bill Waterson
The best part about being retired is never having to request time off.Pin
The best part about being retired is never having to request time off.
Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials much to live on and much to live for.Pin
Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials: much to live on and much to live for.

2 Retirement Quotes on Financial Literacy

“Cash – in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits – is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money.”

Suze Orman

“Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement.”

Ron Lewis

12 Wise Retirement Quotes that Will Make You Think & Ponder

“It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family leave, health insurance, Social Security, Medicare, retirement plans. The cornerstones of the middle-class security all bear the union label.”

Barack Obama
Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it to the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money. - Jonathan ClementsPin
Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it to the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money. – Jonathan Clements
Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to. - Harry Emerson FosdickPin
Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to. – Harry Emerson Fosdick
When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch. - R.C. SheriffPin
When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch. – R.C. Sheriff
A lot of our friends complain about their retirement. We tell 'em to get a life. - Larry LaserPin
A lot of our friends complain about their retirement. We tell ’em to get a life. – Larry Laser

“I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be.”

Walter Cronkite
I'm not just retiring from the company; I'm also retiring from my stress, my commute, my alarm clock, and my iron. - Hartman JulePin
I’m not just retiring from the company; I’m also retiring from my stress, my commute, my alarm clock, and my iron. – Hartman Jule
My retirement plan is to get thrown into a minimum security prison in Hawaii. - Julius SharpePin
My retirement plan is to get thrown into a minimum security prison in Hawaii. – Julius Sharpe
There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working. - Robert HalfPin
There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working. – Robert Half
Convent - a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. - Ambrose BiercePin
Convent – a place of retirement for women who wish for leisure to meditate upon the sin of idleness. – Ambrose Bierce
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. - Vince LombardiPin
The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – Vince Lombardi
Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did. - Malcolm ForbesPin
Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did. – Malcolm Forbes

21 Funny Quotes About Retirement

“Well, I didn’t grow up with that word ‘retirement’ as part of my consciousness. I didn’t grow up with professionals that retired. I thought retiring was when you are tired and go to bed.”

Ruby Dee
Retirement It's nice to get out of the rat race, but you have to learn to get along with less cheese. - Gene PerretPin
Retirement: It’s nice to get out of the rat race, but you have to learn to get along with less cheese. – Gene Perret
A retired husband is often a wife's full-time job. - Ella HarrisPin
A retired husband is often a wife’s full-time job. – Ella Harris
The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does.Pin
The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does.
Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples. - George BurnsPin
Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples. – George Burns
I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work. So I do it three or four times a day. - Gene PerretPin
I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work. So I do it three or four times a day. – Gene Perret
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. - Abe LemonsPin
The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off. – Abe Lemons
Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren't going to get rid of me that way. - Betty WhitePin
Retirement is not in my vocabulary. They aren’t going to get rid of me that way. – Betty White
My father calls acting 'a state of permanent retirement with short spurts of work.' - Chris PinePin
My father calls acting ‘a state of permanent retirement with short spurts of work.’ – Chris Pine
You know you're getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you're down there. - George BurnsPin
You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you could do while you’re down there. – George Burns
We spend our lives on the run we get up by the clock, eat and sleep by the clock, get up again, go to work—and then we retire. And what do they give us A bloody clock! - Dave AllenPin
We spend our lives on the run: we get up by the clock, eat and sleep by the clock, get up again, go to work—and then we retire. And what do they give us? A bloody clock! – Dave Allen
Retirement That's when you return from work one day and say, 'Hi, Honey, I'm home—forever.' - Gene PerretPin
Retirement: That’s when you return from work one day and say, ‘Hi, Honey, I’m home—forever.’ – Gene Perret
He who laughs last at the boss's jokes probably isn't far from retirement.Pin
He who laughs last at the boss’s jokes probably isn’t far from retirement.
Retirement No job, no stress, no pay!Pin
Retirement: No job, no stress, no pay!
My parents didn't want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that's the law. - Jerry SeinfeldPin
My parents didn’t want to move to Florida, but they turned sixty and that’s the law. – Jerry Seinfeld
Retirement When you stop lying about your age and start lying around the house.Pin
Retirement: When you stop lying about your age and start lying around the house.
Retirement is wonderful. It's doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it. - Gene PerretPin
Retirement is wonderful. It’s doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it. – Gene Perret
Say goodbye to tension and hello to your pension.Pin
Say goodbye to tension and hello to your pension.
I need to retire from retirement. - Sandra Day O'ConnorPin
I need to retire from retirement. – Sandra Day O’Connor
I find the biggest trouble with having nothing to do is you can't tell when you are done.Pin
I find the biggest trouble with having nothing to do is you can’t tell when you are done.
Retirement World's longest coffee break.Pin
Retirement: World’s longest coffee break.

9 Retirement Quotes for Teachers

Cheers and tears, high fives and cries – this is the crazy roller coaster ride of emotions that we're going through, will bid farewell to an awesome teacher like you. Goodbye.Pin
Cheers and tears, high fives and cries – this is the crazy roller coaster ride of emotions that we’re going through, will bid farewell to an awesome teacher like you. Goodbye.
What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. - Karl MenningerPin
What the teacher is, is more important than what he teaches. – Karl Menninger
A teacher affects eternity he can never tell where his influence stops. - Henry Brooks AdamsPin
A teacher affects eternity he can never tell where his influence stops. – Henry Brooks Adams
The vacancy you'll leave behind may be filled. But in our hearts, you're simply irreplaceable.Pin
The vacancy you’ll leave behind may be filled. But in our hearts, you’re simply irreplaceable.
The Teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. - Khalil GibranPin
The Teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. – Khalil Gibran
Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.Pin
Teaching is the profession that teaches all the other professions.
Education is what survives when what has been learned is forgotten. - BF SkinnerPin
Education is what survives when what has been learned is forgotten. – BF Skinner
You encouraged me with your words full of hope and support.Pin
You encouraged me with your words full of hope and support.
I thank destiny for sending such an awesome teacher my way. Farewell.Pin
I thank destiny for sending such an awesome teacher my way. Farewell.
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