To retire is to begin to die. Pablo Casals
There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working. Robert Half
Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them. Louis Armstrong
Retire? I’m going to stay in show business until I’m the only one left. George Burns
There are an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job. Peter Drucker
People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach ‘retirement’ age seem very admirable to me. Helen Hayes
Who knows whether in retirement I shall be tempted to the last infirmity of mundane minds, which is to write a book. Geoffrey Fisher
My feelings are those of a schoolboy getting in sight of the holidays. Or more seriously, my feelings are perhaps those of a matador who has decided not to enter the bull ring. Geoffrey Fisher (on approaching retirement).