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title: "9 Security Retirement Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-israel/for-these-reasons-women-tend-to-rely-more-heavily-on-social-security/)

[Steve Israel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-israel/)

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> [What if we thought of health and security in retirement as one basket?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-fortenberry/what-if-we-thought-of-health-and-security-in-retirement-as-one-basket/)

[Jeff Fortenberry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-fortenberry/)

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> [I have never favored a Social Security retirement age of 70 nor do I favor one of 68.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-dean/i-have-never-favored-a-social-security-retirement-age-of-70-nor-do-i/)

[Howard Dean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-dean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e06/howard-dean-3196_age_i-have-never-favored-a-social-security-r_2414986.jpg)

> [On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ginny-brown-waite/on-the-other-end-of-the-spectrum-these-women-who-do-live-long-enough/)

[Ginny Brown-Waite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ginny-brown-waite/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b99/ginny-brown-waite-22874_challenges_on-the-other-end-of-the-spectrum-these-w_2789049.png)

> [Let me be clear, the discussions about Social Security are not about the retirement security of those Americans who are 55 or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norm-coleman/let-me-be-clear-the-discussions-about-social-security-are-not-about/)

[Norm Coleman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norm-coleman/)

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> [Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-bingaman/social-security-is-not-a-retirement-savings-plan-it-is-a-social/)

[Jeff Bingaman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-bingaman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75e/jeff-bingaman-34681_contracts_social-security-is-not-a-retirement-savi_1368413.jpg)

> [Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-schneider/raising-the-age-of-social-security-retirement-is-not-the-answer-for/)

[Brad Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-schneider/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a8/brad-schneider-7359_age_raising-the-age-of-social-security-retir_697684.jpg)

> [If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/if-a-woman-did-not-work-and-have-the-opportunity-to-save-and-invest/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [“Part 1 Milestones 1. Determine what really matters to you and the steps you need to take to lead a happier life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-phipps/part-1-milestones-1-determine-what-really-matters-to-you-and-the/)

[Melissa Phipps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-phipps/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebd/melissa-phipps-161575_happier-life_part-1-milestones-1-determine-what-reall_321611.jpg)

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