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A man has a birthright to be tired and retired. I am retired completely. — Rajneesh

And add to these retired Leisure, That in trim gardens take his pleasure. — John Milton

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

Retiring is one thing. Being retired is something else altogether. — Mike Wallace

As it is with the love of the body, so with the friendship of the mind, the full is only reached by admittance to the most retired places. — Samuel Beckett

Nothing is so abject and pathetic as a politician who has lost his job, save only a retired stud-horse. — H.L. Mencken

Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better. — Julius Erving

He lives well who lives retired, and keeps
His wants within the limits of his means. — Ovid

The good thing about being old is not being young. — Stephen Richards

Golly,' said Edmund under his breath, 'He's a retired star. — C.S. Lewis

I've always had an affinity for lawyers. My dad is a lawyer. He's retired now. My brother is a lawyer. — Scott Bakula

When I thought I was retired, I wanted to travel around the world and watch soccer games. — Drew Carey

A friend of mine, now retired, was then a major exec at a major bank, and one of her jobs, the last four years, was the farewell interview. — Donald E. Westlake

I mean I'll be retired from rap, so what I'll be doin' in rap will be for fun. — Tone-Loc

For a great many years, as a soldier, I had a suspicion that war was a racket; not until I retired to civil life did I fully realize it. — Smedley Butler

It's not that I'm retired; I just no longer accept acting work. — Jamie Lee Curtis

Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? No. — Michael Jordan

What I like most about an aquarium is that all ages, from toddlers to pre-schoolers to retired grandparents, can really enjoy the wonders of the sea. — Jim Pattison

relinquish the desire for children and wealth and live the life of 'Vanaprastha,' that is, one retired from the household cares. — Fulton J. Sheen

Live performance really terrifies me. I haven't done it, really, in years. I think that's why I retired from my brief career in stand-up. — Mindy Kaling

If I had my time again and was able to change one thing from my career then I wouldn't have retired. I would have played for Wales longer. — Gary Speed

I never think I am successful. If I am successful, then I should be retired. — Terry Gou

If things were half as bad as some people persist in believing, I'd have retired with a bottle of Scotch and a pistol a long time ago. — Robert Maxwell

I'm officially retired as the refuser of Academy Awards. — Sacheen Littlefeather

I still love what I do and I've done OK over the years ... You're a long time retired and anyway, I'd get bored. — Bart Cummings

Being a retired major looks like an ideal thing to me. What a pity you couldn't eternally have been just a retired major. — Fernando Pessoa

The Cavaliere has retired to his study and reads, trying not to think about what is going on around him
one of the principal uses of a book. — Susan Sontag

What kind of country is this where a woman can't weep her heart out on the highways and byways without being tormented by retired bill-brokers! — Samuel Beckett

But working women with retired husbands tend to be more dissatisfied with their marriages than any other type of wife.39 — Stephanie Coontz

There's an enormous number of managers who have retired on the job. — Peter Drucker

Most places in the Midwest, you ski on piles of trash, like retired landfills. — Nick Goepper

The guy was so freaking old, he should have retired. Or died. — Richelle Mead

The pair sat in silence: the ancient god from across the oceans who had retired, the human host of an ancient god visiting from the heavens. — Adam Christopher

A wise woman protects her kids. A wiser woman hangs out with police officers, retired FBI agents and private investigators. — Shannon L. Alder

My own mentality is that I've retired. They send me these scripts and if I absolutely have to do it, then I go to work. — Michael Caine

Even when I retired, there was part of me that didn't want to retire. But once you decide it's time to move on then you have to stick with it. — John Elway

I never retired. — Doris Day

Dad is in commercial real estate. Mom is a writer and a retired teacher. — James Snyder

Lobola ("bride price") is a retired broke father's last hope to paying off his debts. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one. — Simone De Beauvoir

I like to joke that if I had a dollar for everybody who slapped me on the back and said, 'Hey Jeb, you're all set,' I'd be retired now. — Jeb Bradley

I'm happy to tell you that my debt is retired. That happened because I got a good financial adviser. — Lisa Caputo

With the whole supermodel thing, even when you're not really modeling anymore, people still call me that. And I'm like ' ... retired.' — Tyra Banks

When I retired, I felt that I lived more in that year than I had the previous 27 years of my life. — Ricky Williams

San Diego has the finest zoo in America, but the Los Angeles Zoo is not much more than a home for retired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lions. — Vincent Price

Of course I could have retired anytime. But retiring would drive me crazy. — Ted Knight

Since I've retired, I eat less, weigh less, train less and care less. — Ray Mancini

My dad didn't want me to listen to Zeppelin, I think because it reminded him of his wilder days, and now he's a retired Southern Baptist minister. — Aaron Paul

Whenever I go to England, I'm on pilgrimage. I walk the countryside around Eastbourne because that's where Sherlock Holmes retired. — Laurie R. King

I probably would have retired years ago if I hadn't found interesting things to do. — Clint Eastwood

Old ladies in wheelchairs with blankets over their legs, I don't think so ... retired mermaids. — Milton Jones

When I retired out of the military, I registered myself as a Republican because my views and perspectives were more in line with that party. — Allen West

I had a drug problem. I'd go to parties, take a leak, and there was cocaine right there. I was 25 when it started, rich, famous, and retired. — Sugar Ray Leonard

I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit. — Dick Van Dyke

He had an answer to almost everything and he retired at an early age. — Dejan Stojanovic

My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school. — Judy Woodruff

I quit driving, I'm not retired. — Richard Petty

It probably won't sink in until I've retired from running but I'm a much better athlete than two years ago. — Michael East

I don't know what I'll be like when I'm 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman. — David Walliams

'Man up' is a sexist term that should be retired along with all the other gender-based imperious imperatives. — Christine Pelosi

I have no pity for myself either. So let it be Veronal. But I wish Hercule Poirot had never retired from work and come here to grow vegetable marrows. — Agatha Christie

I never ever gave ownership a thought. My thoughts before I retired were coaching and broadcasting. — Steve Kerr

I retired from everything except work. — Lee Friedlander

I'm Irish. That means I'm Catholic. But, truth is, now I'm a retired Christian. — Peter O'Toole

I don't think I'm ever going to retire from stand-up, but what I have retired from is working the road every week. — Jeff Garlin

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough. — Nolan Ryan

I have five major corporations, and I operate them. How could I be retired? — Donald Sterling

You see I'm semi-retired now and don't work all the time, only most of it! — Norman Wisdom

Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired: Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be desired, And not blush so to be admired. — Edmund Waller

If you want an expert on war, you get a retired general. I'm not exactly a general, but I am retired. — Sydney Biddle Barrows

I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003. — David Cone

After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect. — Tom T. Hall

I haven't retired from international football - I still believe I have a part to play in the future of England. — David Beckham

In 1993, I retired from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to devote myself full time to Buddhist studies and to the practice of Aikido. — Joseph Jarman

I would never say, "I'm retired." I believe if I decided to just not work, in six months everybody would just forget whether you were working or not. — Jack Nicholson

And this title, retired Major Ryland, gives you authority over my MasterCard? — Billi Jean

People do not retire. They are retired by others. — Duke Ellington

I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. So I'm retired until someone calls me up to work. — Vilmos Zsigmond

I think if you retire from touring then people think you are retired. — Alan Jackson

I worked hard in gymnastics since the time I was six years old until I retired at 23 years of age. — Nadia Comaneci

I don't have much interest in being on a senior tour. I don't think I retired so that I could be on tour. — Andy Roddick

A retired husband is often a wife's full-time job. — Ella Harris

I regard myself as someone who is retired but who occasionally goes out to work. — Michael Caine

THE ADVENTURE OF THE RETIRED COLOURMAN — Arthur Conan Doyle

I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired. — Jacky Ickx

When I got out of high school they retired my jersey, but it was for hygiene and sanitary reasons. — George Carlin

I'm 68 years old, and somebody asked if I'm retired. I told him, No, I'll still be writing long after I'm dead. — Ron Brackin

See fantasy is what people want, but reality is what they need. And I just retired from the fantasy part. — Lauryn Hill

I haven't had the time to say, 'I'm retiring.' But baseball says, 'You're retired.' — Rickey Henderson

I have retired, but if there's anything that would kill me it is to wake up in the morning not knowing what to do. — Nelson Mandela

From today I am no longer a racing driver. I'm retired and I am very happy. — Jackie Stewart

I get along with everyone except for men my age, who are bourgeois or retired or boring. — Karl Lagerfeld

Now that I'm retired, I want to say that all defensive linemen are sissies. — Dan Fouts

I was with Shaq at his home the day he retired. It was innovative for him to become the media and announce via social media that he was retiring. — Amy Jo Martin

Even though I retired from coaching, I still believe that is my calling. — Bobby Bowden

... and Aunt Jo retired, satisfied with the success of her last trap to catch a sunbeam. — Louisa May Alcott

Essentially, he has been retired since he was 21. — Jack Nicklaus

I've retired my sneakers for stilettos, baby! — Vivica A. Fox

I'm not retired, I will continue directing films and doing fight choreography. I won't stop. — Yuen Woo-ping

If you say you plan to retire in two or three years, you've already retired. — Marv Levy