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retirement

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The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.

A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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I don't even think about a retirement program because I'm working for the Lord, for the Almighty. And even thought the Lord's pay isn't very high, his retirement program is, you might say, out of this world. George Foreman

Perhaps you should say there should be mandatory retirement even of members of the court, members of the federal judiciary. I'm sure there can be questions about whether one does as good work when you get into your-you know, I'm 67. William Rehnquist

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. Helen Hayes

Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples. George Burns

Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. Abigail Adams

Retirement should be a happier time, conditioned upon not being ill. David Blanchflower

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