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I don’t think anyone will be able to do what he’s done, but certainly we do need people to step into his shoes, he will have to retire in the next couple years, and I guess for us the hope is there will be people who will donate, who will also … have this antibody and become life-savers in the same way he has, and all we can do is hope there will be people out there generous enough to do it, and selflessly in the way he’s done. – Jemma Falkenmire	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
All healthy people believe it’s the other guy who is going to die soon, or retire broke, no way it happens to us! And the Kool-Aid flows! – Jim Chilton	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Yes. He's 10 years younger than me, and he has more abilities than me, the last nine months I've spent with him have made me sure of that, but I'm not going to retire soon. – Masayoshi Son	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
No, Haile Gebrselassie's not retiring ; Haile Gebrselassie will be in Glasgow in October, haile Gebrselassie'll probably never retire. – Jos Hermens	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was a place for elephants to retire. – Irvin Feld	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Luckily everyone felt the same way, the only thing to do here is to retire him gracefully and send him off in the most honorable way we could think of. – James Wan	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He told me in 2012 that with the money he had he could retire and we would be able to live comfortably for the rest of our lives, [The show] is not about money. That's about promoting himself -- his fame. – Elizabeth Kennedy	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
He was supposed to retire next year. Everyone is angry that they say on TV that 32 people died but nobody tells us anything. – Valentina Petrova	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
These teachers have been out of the classroom for years, they call themselves teachers, they're paid by the district and they retire as teachers. But if you look for them in the classroom, you won't find them. They're ghost teachers. – Nate Bohlander	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
It is with an element of sadness but a lot of pride that I have decided to retire from the Socceroos, playing for my country in the sport I love has been an amazing experience and something I have cherished but never taken for granted. – Veteran Australia midfielder Mark Bresciano	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Dozens of judges perceived to oppose the new order have found themselves targeted for investigation or forced to retire, and those hand-picked to handle high-profile political or national security cases have issued blatantly unjust rulings, including mass death sentences, these conditions ensure that Egypt's judges will feel free to rule only one way. – Sarah Leah Whitson	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I’m happy here as long as the board are happy with me. When I think I can’t deliver any longer, I shall retire. – Bernie Ecclestone	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It was just a growing issue and concern which caused me, with counsel from the board, to discuss with Louis his priorities - personal and business, after consideration, Louis concluded that the company was in a good place, had a great candidate to be the next CEO, and it was a good time for him to retire. – Edward Kangas	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
After consideration, Louis concluded that the company was in a good place, had a great candidate to be the next CEO, and it was a good time for him to retire. – Edward Kangas	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
There is no experience like what just happened. If you work a desk job or a nine-to-five job there is no real experience where you get to feel that. I ca n’t imagine anything coming close to that in my life going forward so I am going to miss that greatly, that is hard, I think that is why a lot of athletes struggle after they retire, you ca n’t get that back. I have to be aware of that and find other things that I am passionate about. – The Californian	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Today, if you retire at 60, you're likely to live for at least another 20 years, so you probably need to retain some exposure to growth via equity markets, at least initially, and then later on you may choose to annuitise, or look for a form of guaranteed return. – Edward Houghton	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
I don't know if I'll ever retire. I'll just find new things to inspire me." JT – Justin Timberlake	added by anonymous 10 years ago
When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world. – Benjamin Disraeli	added by anonymous 10 years ago
Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire? – Steve Jobs	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it. Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow. Retire when the work is done. This is the way of heaven. – Tao Te Ching	added by anonymous 13 years ago
I believe that all of us ought to retire relatively young. – Fidel Castro, Playboy Interview - January 1967	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Don't simply retire from something have something to retire to. – Harry Emerson Fosdick	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself. – Baltasar Gracian	added by anonymous 14 years ago
Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire. – Margaret Mead	added by anonymous 14 years ago

I don’t think anyone will be able to do what he’s done, but certainly we do need people to step into his shoes, he will have to retire in the next couple years, and I guess for us the hope is there will be people who will donate, who will also … have this antibody and become life-savers in the same way he has, and all we can do is hope there will be people out there generous enough to do it, and selflessly in the way he’s done.

– Jemma Falkenmire

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

All healthy people believe it’s the other guy who is going to die soon, or retire broke, no way it happens to us! And the Kool-Aid flows!

– Jim Chilton

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Yes. He's 10 years younger than me, and he has more abilities than me, the last nine months I've spent with him have made me sure of that, but I'm not going to retire soon.

– Masayoshi Son

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

No, Haile Gebrselassie's not retiring ; Haile Gebrselassie will be in Glasgow in October, haile Gebrselassie'll probably never retire.

– Jos Hermens

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was a place for elephants to retire.

– Irvin Feld

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Luckily everyone felt the same way, the only thing to do here is to retire him gracefully and send him off in the most honorable way we could think of.

– James Wan

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

He told me in 2012 that with the money he had he could retire and we would be able to live comfortably for the rest of our lives, [The show] is not about money. That's about promoting himself -- his fame.

– Elizabeth Kennedy

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

He was supposed to retire next year. Everyone is angry that they say on TV that 32 people died but nobody tells us anything.

– Valentina Petrova

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

These teachers have been out of the classroom for years, they call themselves teachers, they're paid by the district and they retire as teachers. But if you look for them in the classroom, you won't find them. They're ghost teachers.

– Nate Bohlander

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

It is with an element of sadness but a lot of pride that I have decided to retire from the Socceroos, playing for my country in the sport I love has been an amazing experience and something I have cherished but never taken for granted.

– Veteran Australia midfielder Mark Bresciano

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Dozens of judges perceived to oppose the new order have found themselves targeted for investigation or forced to retire, and those hand-picked to handle high-profile political or national security cases have issued blatantly unjust rulings, including mass death sentences, these conditions ensure that Egypt's judges will feel free to rule only one way.

– Sarah Leah Whitson

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I’m happy here as long as the board are happy with me. When I think I can’t deliver any longer, I shall retire.

– Bernie Ecclestone

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It was just a growing issue and concern which caused me, with counsel from the board, to discuss with Louis his priorities - personal and business, after consideration, Louis concluded that the company was in a good place, had a great candidate to be the next CEO, and it was a good time for him to retire.

– Edward Kangas

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

After consideration, Louis concluded that the company was in a good place, had a great candidate to be the next CEO, and it was a good time for him to retire.

– Edward Kangas

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

There is no experience like what just happened. If you work a desk job or a nine-to-five job there is no real experience where you get to feel that. I ca n’t imagine anything coming close to that in my life going forward so I am going to miss that greatly, that is hard, I think that is why a lot of athletes struggle after they retire, you ca n’t get that back. I have to be aware of that and find other things that I am passionate about.

– The Californian

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Today, if you retire at 60, you're likely to live for at least another 20 years, so you probably need to retain some exposure to growth via equity markets, at least initially, and then later on you may choose to annuitise, or look for a form of guaranteed return.

– Edward Houghton

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

I don't know if I'll ever retire. I'll just find new things to inspire me." JT

– Justin Timberlake

added by anonymous
10 years ago

When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.

– Benjamin Disraeli

added by anonymous
10 years ago

Why would I ever want to run Disney? Wouldn't it make more sense just to sell them Pixar and retire?

– Steve Jobs

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Better stop short than fill to the brim. Oversharpen the blade, and the edge will soon blunt. Amass a store of gold and jade, and no one can protect it. Claim wealth and titles, and disaster will follow. Retire when the work is done. This is the way of heaven.

– Tao Te Ching

added by anonymous
13 years ago

I believe that all of us ought to retire relatively young.

– Fidel Castro, Playboy Interview - January 1967

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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

– Harry Emerson Fosdick

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Let him that hath no power of patience retire within himself, though even there he will have to put up with himself.

– Baltasar Gracian

added by anonymous
14 years ago

Sooner or later I'm going to die, but I'm not going to retire.

– Margaret Mead

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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