459 Quotes About Retirement
- Author Anita Brookner
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They had waited for too long, and the result was this hiatus, and the reflection that time and patience may bring poor rewards, that time itself, if not confronted at the appropriate juncture, can play sly tricks, and more significantly, that those who do not act are not infrequently acted upon.
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- Author Ivan Illich
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The bourgeoisie who could afford to eliminate 'social death' by avoiding retirement, created 'childhood' to keep their young under control.
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- Author Richie Norton
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Never regret getting old. Not many get the chance' (it's been said)...My mission in my youth has been to help young people entering the workforce not to be tricked into thinking they can live life later in retirement by corporations dangling 10 days vacation per year. Sickening.I already know my mission in retirement age will be to help others realize they are not too old to live the dreams of their youth.Lesson: Act now.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Old Age homes are civilization's dumpsites for human beings who it cannot exploit further.
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- Author James Thomas Kesterson Jr
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At one time, I worked for a 401k retirement Plan company that handled retirement plans for Transamerica, Vanguard, and all others 401k and IRA corporations operating in America. I can tell you, first hand, that retirement plans are a scam designed to make investors money without spending a dime of their own money.
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- Author Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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Somebody is born. Somebody goes to school. Somebody learns to conform. Somebody types a CV. Somebody gets a job. Somebody follows orders. Somebody gets a golden watch. And then, eventually, Somebody dies. And, a Nobody is buried.
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- Author Mala Naidoo
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Home is the umbilical yearning ~ 'The Call of the Outback
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- Author Cynthia Ozick
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It seemed to Rosa Lublin that the whole peninsula of Florida was weighted down with regret. Everyone had left behind a real life. Here they had nothing. They were all scarecrows, blown about under the murdering sunball with empty ribcages.
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- Author Sunday Adelaja
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Rich people do not work for money, they devote themselves to the work they love and do not wait for a well-deserved rest or retirement, but keep working passionately until the end of their lives
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