Retired Quotes

259 Retired quotes by 230 unique authors

If you're retired, it's a blessing. You know, if you want to keep working and doing what you want to do, it's not a blessing… — Pat Benatar
Before me, sprinters retired at 23 or 24. I run because I still like it, I can make a living, and I feel I was… — Evelyn Ashford
When I retired from tennis I wanted to do other things with my life. — Bjorn Borg
I retired from everything except work. — Lee Friedlander
War coverage should be more than a parade of retired generals and retired government flacks posing as reporters. — Amy Goodman
Technically, I've been retired for some time now. All I ever do is occasionally write songs for friends, such as one, for a friend who… — Tom Glazer
I'd really like to show women my age - who've had children grow up or lost husbands or retired after working all their lives -… — Katherine Helmond
I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired. — Jacky Ickx
I think if you retire from touring then people think you are retired. — Alan Jackson
My energy is undiminished. Someone said to me the other day, 'Are you retired?' and I said, 'Well, I'm just trying to prove that I'm… — Kiri Te Kanawa
When I retired in 2002 I had retired to stay home with my family and didn't necessarily think my playing days were over. — Darren Flutie
I'd retired for about six or seven years. Coming back to the business, I found that I was sort of not quite a has-been, and… — Julie London
The art of meditation may be exercised at all hours, and in all places, and men of genius, in their walks, at table, and amidst… — Isaac D'Israeli
The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one. — Simone de Beauvoir
I haven't retired from international football - I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England. — David Beckham
My goal had been to win a championship, work toward the Hall of Fame, have my jersey retired by the team and I'd go in… — Michael Strahan
I'm a Veteran. I was in the Navy, in the submarine corps. I come from a military family. Both of my grandparents were in World… — David Ayer
Language most shows a man; speak that I may see thee; it springs out of the most retired and inmost parts of us, and is… — Ben Jonson
I can write best in the silence and solitude of the night, when everyone has retired. — Zane Grey
I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. — Nadia Comaneci
They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom. — William Congreve
It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work. — Jamie Lee Curtis
I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit. — Dick Van Dyke
I'm always announcing my retirement. I'm still not retired. — Dick Van Dyke
People do not retire. They are retired by others. — Duke Ellington

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