Welcome to a treasury of wisdom and reflection with our handpicked collection of retirement quotes!Embark on a journey of transition and newfound freedom as we explore the profound insights and heartfelt sentiments shared by individuals entering this rewarding phase of life.From humorous anecdotes to poignant reflections,these retirement quotes encapsulate the essence of bidding farewell to the working world and embracing the joys of leisure.Join us as we celebrate the next chapter with inspiring words that inspire,motivate,and honor this milestone.
Retirement quotes:
1. You get old faster when you think about retirement.-Toba Beta
3. I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business.The day you die.-Yasunari Kawabata
4. But I'm really enjoying my retirement.I get to sleep in every day.I do crossword puzzles and eat cake.-Derek Landy
5. “Make the living worthwhile”…have we forgotten the very essence of that? Have we forgotten to live for someone else,that doing so IS what makes a living worthwhile?-Kelly Crawford
6. Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent,independent,and then more and more dependent.-Mokokoma Mokhonoana
7. Mentoring is: Sharing Life's Experiences and God's Faithfulness.-Janet Thompson
8. He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age.-Dejan Stojanovic
9. The goal of retirement is to live off your assets-not on them.-Frank Eberhart
10. Gainfully unemployed,very proud of it,too.-Charles Baxter
Inspirational retirement quotes:
11. "Often when you think you're at the end of something,you're at the beginning of something else."–Fred Rogers
12. "Retirement is not the end of the road.It is the beginning of the open highway."–Unknown
13. "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
14. "Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save."–Will Rogers
15. “The key to retirement is to find joy in the little things.”–Susan Miller
16. "Retirement is the only time in your life when time no longer equals money."–Unknown
17. "Retire from your job,but never retire your mind."–Unknown
18. “And in the end it's not the years in your life that count.It's the life in your years.”–Abraham Lincoln
19. “You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.”–C.S.Lewis
20. "For many,retirement is a time for personal growth,which becomes the path to greater freedom."–Robert Delamontague
Funny retirement quotes:
21. "Retirement is wonderful.It's doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it."–Gene Perret
22. "The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does."–Unknown
23. "A retired husband is often a wife's full-time job."–Ella Harris
24. "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
25. "Retirement is not in my vocabulary.They aren't going to get rid of me that way."–Betty White
26. "He who laughs last at the boss's jokes probably isn't far from retirement."–Unknown
27. "Retirement: That's when you return from work one day and say, 'Hi,Honey,I'm home—forever.'"–Gene Perret
28. "I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work.So I do it three or four times a day."–Gene Perret
29. "My father calls acting 'a state of permanent retirement with short spurts of work.'"–Chris Pine
30. “What do you call a person who is happy on a Monday? Retired.”–Unknown
Retirement quotes about age:
31. “Age is an issue of mind over matter.If you don't mind,it doesn't matter.”–Mark Twain
32. “Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life.”-Kitty O'Neill Collins
33. "Don't act your age in retirement.Act like the inner young person you have always been."–J.A.West
34. "Stay young at heart,kind in spirit,and enjoy retirement living."–Danielle Duckery
35. "Retirement: When you stop lying about your age and start lying around the house."–Unknown
36. "My parents didn't want to move to Florida,but they turned sixty and that's the law."–Jerry Seinfeld
37. "Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous.When I was sixty-five I still had pimples."-George Burns
38. "Age is just a number, but retirement is one of the greatest gifts to mankind."–Unknown
39. "How do you know it's time to retire? It's when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it."–Unknown
40. "You have to put off being young until you can retire."–Unknown
Retirement quotes to send your retiring friend:
41. “If you look at what you have in life,you'll always have more.If you look at what you don't have in life,you'll never have enough.”–Oprah Winfrey
42. "There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want."–Bill Waterson
43. "Say goodbye to tension and hello to your pension."–Unknown
43. "Retirement,a time to enjoy all the things you never had time to do when you worked."–Catherine Pulsifer
44. "Retirement: No job,no stress,no pay!"–Unknown
45. "Retirement isn't the end of the road, but just a turn in the road."–Unknown
46. "Retirement: World's longest coffee break."–Unknown
47. “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
48. “You don't stop laughing when you grow old,you grow old when you stop laughing.”–George Bernard Shaw
49. "Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing."–Oliver Wendell Holmes
50. "The best part about being retired is never having to request time off."–Unknown
Quotes for those who don't want to retire:
51. "I need to retire from retirement."–Sandra Day O'Connor
52. "The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off."–Abe Lemons
53. "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
54. "I find the biggest trouble with having nothing to do is you can't tell when you are done."–Unknown
55. "I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box."–Bette Davis
56. "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
57. "I'm always announcing my retirement.I'm still not retired."–Dick Van Dyke
58. "Choose a work that you love and you won't have to work another day."–Confucius
59. "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
60. "The harder you work,the harder it is to surrender."–Vince Lombardi
Retirement quotes for those who are ready to retire:
61. "A lot of our friends complain about their retirement.We tell 'em to get a life."–Larry Laser
62. "Retirement means doing whatever I want to do.It means choice."–Dianne Nahirny
63. "Working people have a lot of bad habits,but the worst of these is work."–Clarence Darrow
64. "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
65. "I have never liked working.To me a job is an invasion of privacy."–Danny McGoorty
66. "My retirement plan is to get thrown into a minimum security prison in Hawaii."–Julius Sharpe
67. "There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working."–Robert Half
68. “Retirement is a blank sheet of paper.It is a chance to redesign your life into something new and different.”–Patrick Foley
69. “Retirement gives you the time literally to recreate yourself through a sport,game or hobby that you always wanted to try or that you haven't done in years.”–Steven Price
70. “Retirement is when having a good time is your only job.”–Anon
Inspirational retirement quotes:
71. “A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul,the director of his life.”–James Allen
72. “And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count.It’s the life in your years.”–Abraham Lincoln
73. “Life was meant to be lived,and curiosity must be kept alive.One must never,for whatever reason,turn his back on life.”–Eleanor Roosevelt
74. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,but by the moments that take our breath away.”–Maya Angelou
75. “It’s not the days in life we remember,rather the moments.”-Walt Disney
76. “The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.”–Ben Stein
77. “You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.”–C.S.Lewis
78. “Do not grow old,no matter how long you live.Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born.”–Albert Einstein
79. “People will forget what you said,people will forget what you did,but people will never forget how you made them feel.”–Maya Angelou
80. “In all of living, have much fun and laughter.Life is to be enjoyed,not just endured.”–Gordon B.Hinckle
Funny quotes to say "happy retirement":
81. Sometimes the best part of your job is retirement.
82. I hope you like Saturdays because every day just became Saturday!
83. When did being unemployed become something to brag about?
84. We all aspire to retire,and then what?
85. Retirement is like one big sick day without the sick pay.
86. How can you ever be sure people are happy you get to retire and not happy they finally got rid of you?
87. I hear retired people have a much higher death rate than working people.I wonder what that's all about?
88. Wouldn't it be great if people celebrated your employment as much as they're celebrating your retirement?
89. I hear retirement can be really fun,but what's fun about being lazy and bored?
90. I'm not sure why you'd want to re-tire,we're all tired already!
Funny retirement sayings for your boss:
91. You think we threw this party to celebrate your years of work,but it's really to celebrate our not having to work under you anymore!
92. I'm so sorry for your loss.No one is ever going to call you "boss" again.
93. You picked a great time to retire,we were just about to start a revolt against your leadership style.
94. Where will we be without our fearless leader? Oh,that's right,we'll be relaxed and happy!
95. You're never too old to retire,but you're always too old to find a new job!
96. You worked so hard all these years to become what, a couch bum?
97. When you retire do you turn into the old version of Boss Baby? Will you be wearing a suit and tie while you nap on the couch?
98. I'm sorry,I thought you were already retired since we never see you doing any work!
99. It must be so hard leaving us all knowing you'll actually have to do things for yourself in retirement.
100. It's sad you can't even be the boss of yourself in retirement.I'm sure your wife has been looking forward to this for years.
Retirement quotes to inspire peace & relaxation:
156. “Rest is not idleness,and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day,listening to the murmur of the water,or watching the clouds float across the sky,is by no means a waste of time.”—J.Lubbock
101. 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
102. “Retirement is a blank sheet of paper.It is a chance to redesign your life into something new and different.”—Patrick Foley
103. “Retirement’s the most wonderful thing.I get to enjoy all the things I never stopped to notice on the way up.After an extraordinary life,it’s time to enjoy my retirement.”—Patrick Macnee
104. “Retirement: a time to enjoy all the things you never had time to do when you worked.”—Catherine Pulsifer
105. “Stay young at heart,kind in spirit,and enjoy retirement living.”—Danielle Duckery
106. “Retirement is not about‘finding’ourselves – or losing ourselves in electronic distractions – but about creating a new life for ourselves and those around us.”—Rick Steiner
107. “Retirement means doing whatever I want to do.It means choice.”—Dianne Nahirny
108. “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
109. “Retirement life is different because there is no set routine.You are able to let the day unfold as it should.Enjoy,be happy,and live each day.”—Suzanne Steel
110. “Retirement is not a life without purpose; it is the ongoing purpose that provides meaningfulness.”—Robert Rivers
Retirement quotes will inspire you to rest and unwind:
111. “For many, retirement is a time for personal growth,which becomes the path to greater personal freedom.”—Robert Delamontagne
112. “Retire from work,but not from life.”—M.K.Soni
113. “A thriving“new beginning”can be and should be a time for amazing engagement,growth,connections,contributions,and increased possibilities.”—Lee M.Brower
114. “With retirement,however,comes a great chunk of free time.”—Steven D.Price
115. “We work all our lives so we can retire – so we can do what we want with our time – and the way we define or spend our time defines who we are and what we value.”—Bruce Linton
116. “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
117. “As in all successful ventures,the foundation of a good retirement is planning.”—Earl Nightingale
118. “Retirement: That’s when you return from work one day and say,“Hi,Honey,I’m home — forever.”—Gene Perret
119. “Retirement may be an ending,a closing,but it is also a new beginning.”—Catherine Pulsifer
120. “I’m always announcing my retirement.I’m still not retired.”―Dick Van Dyke
Retirement quotes that will inspire you to enjoy yourself:
121. “Don’t act your age in retirement.Act like the inner young person you have always been.”—J.A.West
122. “Retiring just so you can do nothing is no way to live life,and so from now on,the word retirement will be replaced with the word graduation.”—Mike Finley
123. “Sit back and relax and do the things you never got a chance to do.”—Julie Hebert
124. “It can take as long as three years to completely adjust to your retirement.Be patient and know that a new life is awakening within you.”—Mark Evan Chimsky
125. “The joy of retirement comes in those everyday pursuits that embrace the joy of life.”—Byron Pulsifer
126. “It’s time to celebrate all the hard work that led to this joyful occasion.”—Sheryl Sandberg
127. “Age is only a number,a cipher for the records.A man can’t retire his experience.He must use it.Experience achieves more with less energy and time.”—Bernard Baruch
128. “I enjoy waking up and not having to go to work.So I do it three or four times a day.”—Gene Perret
129. “I found out retirement means playing golf,or I don’t know what the hell it means.But to me,retirement means doing what you have fun doing.”—Dick Van Dyke
130. “A retired husband is often a wife’s full-time job.”—Ella Harris
Beautiful retirement quotes for every retiree:
131. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”—A.A.Milne
132. “Don’t think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire.”—Samuel Johnson
133. “Retirement itself is the best gift.No gold watch could ever top it.”—Abigail Charleson
134. “The first step to a thriving unretirement is to begin by asking yourself what it is you want to be doing.”-Chris Farrell
135. “The key to retirement is to find joy in the little things.”—Susan Miller
136. “It won’t be the same around here without you.For you brightened every day.You will be missed,but we wish you lots of happiness.”—Julie Hebert
137. “Working people have a lot of bad habits,but the worst of these is work.”–Clarence Darrow
138. “Fear no more the heat o the sun,nor the furious winter’s rages.Thou thy worldly task hast done,home art gone and taken thy wages.”—William Shakespeare
139. “As you embark on the exciting journey into retirement,you will experience a transition that will be both thrilling and terrifying.”—Olivia Greenwell
140. “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself.Go forward and make your dreams come true.”—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Other inspirational retirement quotes:
141. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”—C.S.Lewis
142. “Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.”—Harry Emerson Fosdick
143. “A lot of our friends complain about their retirement.We tell ’em to get a life.”—Larry Laser
144. “What does retirement mean now that there are so many opportunities for learning,for caring,for serving? We can redefine aging.”—Rachel Cowan
145. “Retirement is one of those consequential changes in life; it offers us a unique opportunity to start over,to move beyond the past and to once again live forward.”—Rick Steiner
146. “There are so many other interesting ways to spend your time.I feel like early retirement is a gift,but it’s such an incredible gift.It’s a gift I need to use.”—Martha Felt-Bardon
147. “To some of us, retirement gives us time to follow our dreams.”—Shirley Mitchell
148. “Best wishes on your retirement.Enjoy a rest that’s overdue.Take pleasure in the finer things that are awaiting you.”—Judith Wibberley
149. “My formula for a treasured retirement is simple: plan,design,enjoy.”—Julia Valentine
150. “The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.”—Abe Lemons
Retirement quotes to inspire new beginnings:
151. “Retirement is the last opportunity for individuals to reinvent themselves,let go of the past,and find peace and happiness within.”—Ernie J Zelinski
152. “Retirement: a time to become much more than you have ever been.”—Ernie J Zelinski
153. “Retirement: a time to do what you want to do,when you want to do it,where you want to do it,and how you want to do it.”—Catherine Pulsifer
154. “Retirement is when you switch bosses from the one who hired you to the one who married you.”—Gene Perret
155. “Happy days are here at last,the days of nine to five are passed,you’ve worked your life and paid your dues,now you can do just what you choose!”—Anon
157. “Often when you think you’re at the end of something,you’re at the beginning of something else.”—Fred Rogers
158. “Retirement sounds appropriate when you are aging,fact is you aged because you have been thinking of retirement.”―Amit Kalantri
159. “The goal of retirement is to live off your assets-not on them”―Frank Eberhart
160. “You get old faster when you think about retirement.”—Toba Beta
Retirement quotes for some fun during the golden years:
161. “Retirement is wonderful.It’s doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it.”—Gene Perret
162. “For retirement brings repose,and repose allows a kindly judgment of all things.”—John Sharp Williams
163. “I always likened retirement to falling off a cliff,and then you have to kind of brush yourself off.”—Steve Young
164. “When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance,his colleagues generally present him with a watch.”—R.C.Sherriff
165. “In retirement,I look for days off from my days off.”—Mason Cooley
166. “I need to retire from retirement.”—Sandra Day O’Connor
167. “Sometimes it’s hard to tell if retirement is a reward for a lifetime of hard work or a punishment.”—Terri Guillemets
168. “People may live as much retired from the world as they like,but sooner or later they find themselves debtor or creditor to someone.”—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
169. “The question isn’t at what age I want to retire,it’s at what income.”—George Foreman
170. “I never had the sense that there was an end: that there was a retirement or that there was a jackpot.”—Leonard Cohen
Retirement quotes to relax at home:
171. “I’m happy in retirement.”―Greg Rusedski
172. “For now,I’m building up stories for the retirement home!”―Carol Vorderman
173. “Retirement is having nothing to do and someone always keeping you from it.”―Robert Breault
174. “I like to tell people that I finally found something I’m really good at,and that’s retirement.”―Hank Greenwald
175. “I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.”―Ehud Olmert
176. “Younger workers should have more freedom to build their retirement nest egg.”―Gresham Barrett
177. “You have to pick what you’re going to be worried about.Markets are volatile,but retirement is certain.”―Nick Murray
178. “There are days in retirement that are the waking equivalent of a dreamless sleep if you know what I mean.”―Robert Breault
179. “Art is one of the few careers without a mandatory retirement age.”―Julia Cameron
180. “God has a plan for your retirement.”―Billy Graham
Retirement wishes quotes for a memorable farewell:
181. “If people concentrated on the really important things in life,there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.”—Doug Larson
182. “You can’t retire from being great.”
183. “Congratulations on your retirement,and enjoy the world of possibilities ahead of you.”
184. “May your hours of reminiscence be filled with days of good cheer and weeks of pleasant memories.”
185. “In the years you’ve been with the business,you have made a tremendous difference.Congratulations on your retirement! It won’t be the same here without you!”
186. “All of your sacrifices in life have successfully paid off! Enjoy the benefits of having the time to do anything and everything you’ve always desired to do.”
187. “Now that you’re retired,hope you’ll have time for all you’ve got planned.”
188. “I wish you good health,delight and success as you move forward in life.Thank you for being an amazing coworker and even better friend!”
189. “Remember 9 a.m.meetings and reports? Well,now’s your chance to stop remembering them.Actually,just forget all about them! Happy retirement!”
190. “Cheers to your second act! May it be even more fantastic than the first.
Retirement quotes to celebrate years of hardwork:
191. “I’m really in retirement.My career is over.I’m just playing now and having a great time.I like to keep busy,and I’m doing what’s fun for me.”―Dick Van Dyke
192. “Once I retire,I’m retiring.I’m done.”―Michael Phelps
193. “The rolling contract was designed to specifically take away some of that retirement talk and retirement issue.”―David Gill
194. “Retirement accords with the tone of my mind; I will not descend to a world I despise.”―Lord Byron
195. “What do gardeners do when they retire?”―Bob Monkhouse
196. “I’ve enjoyed my retirement.”―Darrell Royal
197. “There’s no retirement for an artist,its your way of living so theres no end to it.”―Bono
198. “Retire? I’m going to stay in show business until I’m the only one left.”―George Burns
199. “Money isn’t everything,but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.”―Andre Leon Talley
200. “The biggest reward for a thing well done is to have done it.”—Voltaire
As we bid farewell to this collection of retirement quotes,may these words continue to resonate and inspire as you embark on this exciting journey.Remember,retirement is not just an end,but a new beginning filled with opportunities for growth,exploration,and fulfillment.Let these quotes serve as reminders to cherish each moment,pursue your passions,and embrace the joys of retirement with open arms.From all of us,here's to a retirement filled with laughter,love,and endless adventures.Cheers to this exciting chapter ahead!
By: QuotidianVerse Team.
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