A lot of us are working harder than we want, at things we don't like to do. Why? It figures! In
order to afford the sort of existence we don't care to live.
- Bradford Angier
Men go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
- Henry David Thoreau
To fear retirement is to fear life.
- from
How to Retire Happy, Wild and Free
No matter how rich you become, how famous or powerful, when you die the size of your funeral will
still pretty much depend on the weather.
- Michael Pritchard
I have retired, un retired, and retired again all in the past 10 years. I find the biggest trouble
with having NOTHING to do is . . . you can't tell when you are done.
- Author Unknown
One week into retirement, you'll be so damned bored that you'll want to stick bicycle spokes into
your eyes. You'll probably opt to look for another job or start another company. Kinda defeats the
purpose of waiting [for retirement], doesn't it.
- Timothy Ferris in The 4-Hour Workweek
In retirement, every day is Boss Day and every day is Employee
Appreciation Day.
- Author Unknown
Retirement: A Time to Become Much More than You Have Ever Been
- from How
to Retire Happy, Wild and Free
If you aren’t living on the edge, you’re taking up too much space.
- Author Unknown
When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost, much more is lost. When health is lost,
practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is lost, there is nothing left."
- from The Lazy Person's Guide to Happiness
Retirement is wonderful. It's doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it.
- Gene Perret
If you don't plan for retirement you shouldn't be able to steal from
others who did.
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Comment to Want to Talk Retirement
Retirment: When you quit working just before your heart does. - Author Unknown