Regis Philbin Quotes

Really, I don't know what I'd do with myself if I retire. Wash dishes?

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

God knows when I'm going to retire. I think I'm going to be bored.

I wouldn't know what to do retiring. So I have no plans to retire.

I've been talking about retiring for years. It's my standard answer to the question, 'What are your future plans?' The truth is, I'll always want to do things that are worthwhile or fun.

Considering retirement is like skirting with the reality of what's to come, and I think that's why so many athletes decide to do more introspection at that point.

All my friends were retiring, and it got to the point where I was like, 'Hey, how come I'm not retiring?'

I retired when I was 40. I started when I was 19. I never wanted to be a guy who was a shell of his former self and have people say, 'He's not as good as he used to be.'

I love my job. What would I retire to?

Maybe wanting to retire is my ambition.

I am not really retired, and may never be completely, but I can't think of a better place to contemplate retirement than New York City.

I will never retire unless I have to.

When you retire, it's a place in life, a part of the journey. You just don't quit work; you develop an attitude where you can do what you please.

I don't know why people thought I was retiring.

I think I may not be able to retire.

Whether it's fly-fishing, taking your camper to the Everglades, or just traveling, everyone has got a little retirement dream.

I have seen countless colleagues struggle to come to terms with retirement. I learned a lot from Richard Dunwoody when he was riding, and I completely understand why he took off and undertook what most people consider mad challenges.

I'm looking forward to being able to retire from being a public figure and being able to afford to be myself!

When you look at facing retirement in your mid-30s, and all of a sudden the outlet for that passion and work ethic goes away, you can't just sit back in a rocking chair and be retired at 35. I'm not a good enough golfer to play golf every day.

When I finally retire, I just want to go away so no one has to listen to me.

Retiring was hard. I'd spent 15 years doing something I loved, but when you get older everything seems to go. When I started spending too long with the physio and the doctor, I knew it was time to call it a day. But I had no preparation for being retired and I didn't know what to do.

I'm definitely looking forward to the day when I stop working - if I ever stop working. I like the idea of keeling over in my tomato vines in Sardinia or northern Italy.

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.

If retirement means laying on a beach and rubbing coco butter on your stomach, about 48 hours of that will be enough for most people. You'll want something new.

What I'm really looking to do is retire undefeated; I'm not sure when the right time to retire will be, but I know that I'm not done yet. Something still feels unfinished, and that's why I'm going to keep going.