RETIREMENT : Absence of occupation is not rest, A mind quite vacant is a mind distress'd. (William Cowper: English poet and forerunner of Romantic poetry, 1731-1800)

RETIREMENT : Constant togetherness is fine—but only for Siamese twins. (Victoria Billings: U.S. journalist, Born 1945))

RETIREMENT : I didn’t marry you with the thought of spending lunch times together—just breakfast and dinners. (Marlys Davis: U.S. social ecologist and court reporter, Born 1960)

RETIREMENT : I feel like an aeroplane at the end of a long flight, in the dusk . . . in search of a safe landing. (Winston Churchill: British politician who served twice as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, 1874-1965)

RETIREMENT : Retirement is one great big giant coffee break. (Unknown Source: )

RETIREMENT : Retirement is that happy age when a man can be idle with impunity. (Washington Irving: U.S. short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat, 1783-1859)

RETIREMENT : Retirement means twice the spouse and half the income. (Ann Landers: U.S. syndicated advice-columnist whose work was a regular feature in many newspapers across North America and led to her becoming a cultural icon, 1918-2002)

RETIREMENT : Retirement: Twice as much spouse, half as much pay. (Unknown Source: )

RETIREMENT : Two weeks is about the ideal length of time to retire. (Alex Comfort: British scientist and physician known best for his non-fiction sex manual, "The Joy of Sex," 1920-2000)

RETIREMENT : When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch. (R. C. Sherriff: English writer and nominee for an Academy award, 1896-1975)