When it comes to retirement, there’s a lot of conflicting information out there. How much should you save? What’s the best way to invest for retirement? Should you retire as early as possible? Or wait until you’re really old?
To help make sense of it all, we’ve compiled some of our favorite retirement quotes from successful entrepreneurs. They offer advice on everything from saving money to staying motivated in your golden years.

The best retirement quotes

1. I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that’s for sure. — Martina Navratilova

2. I accept everything which is favorable for the people and the army; for myself, I wish to live in retirement. — Toussaint Louverture

3. Other things may be seized by might, or purchased with money, but knowledge is to be gained only by study, and study to be prosecuted only in retirement. — Samuel Johnson

4. Hang in there, retirement is only thirty years away! — Stephen Hawking

5. Keep the town for occasions, but the habits should be formed in retirement. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

6. Retirement is an illusion. Not a reward but a mantrap. The bankrupt underside of success. A shortcut to death. Golf courses are too much like cemeteries. — Saul Bellow

7. I have made noise enough in the world already, perhaps too much, and am now getting old, and want retirement. — Napoleon Bonaparte

8. The highest–income Americans don’t need tax–free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds. — Steven Rattner

9. I’m not in retirement. I just don’t want to work so much, and I don’t get that many offers any more. — Max Von Sydow

10. Retirement wasn’t a reward at the end of a well–run career … it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted by memories of work. — Nora Roberts

11. I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself. — Walt Mossberg

12. The idea of retirement seems to imply that you stop doing what you always did. Why would you do that? I don’t get that. — Paula Scher

13. I’m not afraid of retirement. Retirement sounds like a blast. — Norman Reedus

14. To enjoy a long, comfortable retirement, save more today. — Suze Orman

15. Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option. — Warren Adler

16. I have now the gloomy prospect of retiring from office loaded with serious debts, which will materially affect the tranquility of my retirement. — Thomas Jefferson

17. Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical. — Ron Lewis

18. Now is your time. Go for it! It is never too late, or too early, to begin living the adventures of which you have always dreamed. — Patricia Reid–Waugh, Retirement: A New Adventure

19. Hang in there, retirement is only thirty years away! — Stephen Hawking

20. Financial literacy is an issue that should command our attention because many Americans are not adequately organizing finances for their education, healthcare and retirement. — Ron Lewis

21. We need to expand Social Security to prevent the looming retirement crisis, and we can do it simply by asking billionaires to pay their fair share. — Robert Reich

22. Only something extremely dire and disabling will ever stop a real writer from writing. Retirement is never an option. — Warren Adler

23. The highest–income Americans don’t need tax–free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds. — Steven Rattner

24. I wonder what the retirement age is in the novel business.The day you die. — Yasunari Kawabata, Beauty and Sadness

25. When you get to 60, the word ‘retirement’ comes in on every conversation. — Ozzy Osbourne

26. It’s not ideal, this is the second time i had to withdraw from the finals. i mean, the last time i at least played, so a retirement instead of a withdrawal. — Naomi Osaka

27. I think my idea of retirement might be to one day work a 40–hour week. — Vince McMahon

28. Keep the town for occasions, but the habits should be formed in retirement. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

29. The highest–income Americans don’t need tax–free health insurance, mortgage interest deductions or deferred taxation on retirement funds. — Steven Rattner

30. When you get to 60, the word ‘retirement’ comes in on every conversation. — Ozzy Osbourne

31. To enjoy a long, comfortable retirement, save more today. — Suze Orman

32. I love the Roth IRA. Tax–free income in retirement is a truly great deal. — Suze Orman

33. If anything could have pulled me out of retirement it would have been an Indiana Jones film. — Sean Connery

34. I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be. — Walter Cronkite

35. If employment really cared about employees, people wouldn’t have to work until retirement comes to their rescue. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

36. I’m in semi–retirement, but what am I going to retire to? I don’t ride horses, I don’t golf anymore. I shoot a game of pool every now and then. — Pat Morita

37. I think retirement beats the heck out of life after death, that’s for sure. — Martina Navratilova

38. I’m not afraid of retirement. Retirement sounds like a blast. — Norman Reedus

39. Retirement is a stage where an employer discards an employee that he cannot exploit further. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

40. I’m not afraid of retirement. Retirement sounds like a blast. — Norman Reedus

41. For me, being in retirement, it was just having the opportunity to watch other stuff and do different things. — Shawn Michaels

42. Other things may be seized by might, or purchased with money, but knowledge is to be gained only by study, and study to be prosecuted only in retirement. — Samuel Johnson

43. Yeah, banx with an x, because i want me coming out of retirement to be bigger than me, and for me to represent women to say, enough of this cookie–cutter thing. — Tyra Banks

44. I wanted to have more time to play and reflect, but I find retirement more stressful than having a nice, steady job because I have to make decisions about where I want to be. — Walter Cronkite

45. I love the Roth IRA. Tax–free income in retirement is a truly great deal. — Suze Orman

46. Retirement with its open canvas, is an especially opportune time to cultivate expanded experiences. — Timothy McIntyre, I’m A Type A–How the Heck Will I Ever Retire

47. When you get to 60, the word ‘retirement’ comes in on every conversation. — Ozzy Osbourne

48. Retirement from Job does not mean retirement from life! It is the beginning not an end! — Ravi Samuel

49. Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical. — Ron Lewis

50. To the hard–working people who set a little bit aside each month, to provide for their children, or to fund their own retirement, I say: you should be rewarded not punished. — William Hague

Conclusion

Retirement is the perfect time to focus on your passions, travel, and spend more time with your loved ones. As you plan for your retirement, keep in mind these inspiring quotes to help you stay motivated and enjoy every day. Remember, retirement is only the beginning of a new and exciting journey!