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 Sullivan — 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. Moody — **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 Mossberg — 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 Lincoln — 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.

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. - Will Rogers — 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 Rogers — 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. Milne — 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 Armstrong — 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. Zelinski — 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. Zelinski — 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 Rooney — 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 Hayes — 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 Adams — **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 Delamontague — 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 Nightingale — As in all **successful** ventures, the foundation of a good retirement is planning. – **Earl Nightingale**

Retire from your job, but never retire your mind.

Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you. - Walt Whitman — 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. — 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 Duckery — 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. — 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 Pulsifer — 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.

In retirement, every day is Boss Day, and every day is Employee Appreciation Day. — 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. West — 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. — 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 Dyke — 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 Nahirny — 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 Waterson — 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.

Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials much to live on and much to live for. — 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 Clements — 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 Fosdick — 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. Sheriff — 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 Laser — 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 Jule — 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 Sharpe — 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 Half — 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 Bierce — 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 Lombardi — The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender. – **Vince Lombardi**

Retirement kills more people than hard work ever did. - Malcolm Forbes — 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