Elderly Employment Quotes

I am 84 years old and have not retired because I feel I have something to contribute.

Work ethic has always been stressed in my family. My dad is going to be 80 years old and he still works part time. My mom just retired a couple years ago and she's in her mid- to late 70s.

It's a great job for a retired person. They feel a little important, get out of the house.

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.

Every industry is going to be affected (by the aging population). This creates tremendous opportunities and tremendous challenges.

At 90, I'm still working a couple of dates a month. My mind is very sharp on the stage, so why not? This may sound corny, but I do it because people - young and old - still come to see me, and they're very enthusiastic about my work. They treat me like the Godfather.

Society tells you that when you're old you have to retire. You have to defy that.

I plan on working until I'm 105.

In an ageing society, it makes sense to support older adults to develop new skills, prolonging their working lives.

I'm having the time of my life and the fact that I'm still working - how lucky can you get? I'm 90 years old and still able to work as much as I do. That's a privilege.

While more people are working later in life because of happy things like longer life expectancy, they are also doing so because of very sad things, like a lack of Social Security benefits or retirement plans.

I believe in financial retirement. I don't necessarily believe in physical retirement.

My mother worked as an artist until she was 96.

I just turned 66, and I'm starting to work again.

I'll be that guy who's 80 years old and still has a job. There is no 'retire' for me.

The debate around the ageing population should, in my view, focus much more on how we grow the active, working population.

In addition we also hire many senior citizens.