George Burns Quotes

By the time I am Howard's age I hope to be long retired. I don't plan on working that long.

I never felt I would get to the stage where I would to have to actively think about retiring from international football as I always thought it would pass me by.

I always wondered if I would know the right time to retire. After that first Ashes Test in Brisbane in 2006 I had no intention of stopping. I was still focused and wanted a thousand international wickets. I was still driven.

You hear too many guys talk about retiring too soon.

Whether I retire tomorrow or in 20 years, I just want to get as much out as I can. But with that, I have an understanding that basketball's not forever.

Boxing's not going to retire me; I'll retire from boxing. That's where most people make mistakes. They normally stay in the game a bit too long.

If, and when, I do eventually decide to retire, the announcement will be made by myself. I feel that I have earned the right to do it myself.

I've retired a couple of times. It's great, because you can just say, 'Oh, I'm sorry. I'm retired.'

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

I have no plan to retire anytime soon, although remember I am 50 years old!

I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

I always planned to retire when I was at the top and at Manchester United I have reached the pinnacle of my career.

I never use that word, retire.

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

I think the notion of retirement is just a dreadful, dreadful idea and I hope I never have to do that.

I'm always announcing my retirement. I'm still not retired.

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'm one of those people who, as long as I am still healthy and my thoughts are more or less clear, I don't think I can retire entirely.

I'm not really good at retiring. I tried that one time and Nancy ran me out of the house.

I will never retire unless I have to.

Really, I'm trying to retire. It's just nobody will let me!

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

Once I retire, I'm retiring. I'm done.

It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble.

I like retirement.