Retire richly. Book reviews.
Life purpose quotes.
Life purpose serves as a fundamental guide that shapes an individual’s direction, motivation, and overall sense of fulfillment. It transcends daily routines and immediate goals, providing a deeper meaning that fosters resilience during challenges and inspires consistent personal growth. Life purpose quotes can capture related topics.
Life purpose in retirement plays a crucial role in shaping a fulfilling and meaningful chapter beyond traditional career life. Many retirees focus on retirement finances and broader retirement lifestyle topics, but a sense of purpose can be a powerful anchor. As individuals transition away from professional responsibilities, the quest for purpose often shifts toward new domains — such as personal growth, family, community involvement, or creative pursuits. Maintaining a clear sense of purpose during retirement contributes significantly to psychological well-being, motivation, and overall life satisfaction.
Whether you are actively employed; near retirement; recent retiree; or a senior then we hope that the life purpose quotes below help to stimulate reflection towards a proactive, positive, purposeful lifestyle.
LIFE PURPOSE QUOTES
“A goal without a plan is just a wish.” - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"A lot of our friends complain about their retirement. We tell 'em to get a life." - Larry Laser
"Being rich is having money; being wealthy is having time." - Margaret Bonnano
“Choose a work that you love and you won’t have to work another day.” - Confucius
“Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the great mystery into which we were born." - Albert Einstein
“Do not simply retire from work; retire into something better.” - Unknown
"Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. This is your moment. Own it." - Oprah Winfrey
“Don't count the days, make the days count — especially in retirement.” - Unknown
“Don't cry because it's over - smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss
"Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life." - John Wooden
“Don’t simply retire from something; have something to retire to.” - Harry Emerson Fosdick
"Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." - Norman Vincent Peale
“Enjoy the little things in life because one day you will look back and realize they were the big things.” - Robert Brault
“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” - Theodore Roosevelt
"For many, retirement is a time for personal growth, which becomes the path to greater freedom." - Robert Delamontague
"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save." - Will Rogers
“Having a purpose in retirement is key to happiness.” - Unknown
"I see retirement as just another of these reinventions, another chance to do new things and be a new version of myself." - Walt Mossberg
"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
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"If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten." - Tony Robbins
“It’s never too late to live the life you want.” - Unknown
“It's not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” - Abraham Lincoln
“It's the beginning of the third act: your time to shine.” - Unknown
“It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad, and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.” - Ernie Harwell
“Keep active. Retirement isn't a reason to slow down.” - Unknown
“Keep calm and retire on.” - Unknown
“Learning is the real treasure. Retire from work, but not from learning.” - Unknown
“Life begins at retirement.” - Unknown
“Life is meant for good friends and great adventures after retirement.” - Unknown
“Live your life and forget your age.” - Norman Vincent Peale
"Living each day as if it were your last doesn't mean your last day of retirement on a remote island. It means to live fully, authentically and spontaneously with nothing being held back." - Jack Canfield
“One day you will look back and see that all along you were blooming.” - Morgan Harper Nichols
“Preparation for old age should begin not later than one’s teens. A life which is empty of purpose until 65 will not suddenly become filled on retirement.” - Arthur E. Morgan
“Retire from stress, not from life.” - Unknown
“Retire from work, but never retire from service.” - Unknown
“Retire from work, but never retire your mind.” - Unknown
“Retire from worry, keep busy with joy.” - Unknown
“Retirement doesn't mean a life without purpose. It means life with new purpose.” - Unknown
“Retirement gives you the freedom to live your passions.” - Unknown
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“Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.” - George Burns
"I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy." - Danny McGoorty
“Retirement is more fun than work, and you never have to make excuses.” - Unknown
“Retirement: Time to trade the office desk for a sunny beach.” - Unknown
“I can’t wait to retire so I can get up at 6 o’clock in the morning and go drive around really slow and make everybody late for work.” - Unknown
"In retirement, I look for days off from my days off." - Mason Cooley
“Some of the best memories are made in flip flops.” - Kellie Elmore
"I always likened retirement to falling off a cliff, and then you have to kind of brush yourself off. - Steve Young
“When a man retires, his wife gets twice as much husband for half as much money.” - Chi Chi Rodriguez
"Retirement: World's longest coffee break." - Unknown
“The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.” - Abe Lemons
"I find the biggest trouble with having nothing to do is you can't tell when you are done." - Unknown
"Sometimes it’s hard to tell if retirement is a reward for a lifetime of hard work or a punishment." - Terri Guillemets
“Working people have a lot of bad habits, but the worst of those is work.” - Clarence Darrow
“Retirement is the world's longest coffee break.” - Unknown
“The company gave me an aptitude test and I found out the work I was best suited for was retirement.” - Unknown
“Retirement gives you the time literally to recreate yourself through a sport, game or hobby that you always wanted to try or that you haven't done in years.” - Steven Price
“Retirement is a blank sheet of paper. It is a chance to redesign your life into something new and different.” - Patrick Foley
“Retirement is a journey, not a destination.” - Unknown
“Retirement is a new beginning.” - Unknown
“Retirement is a time to recharge your soul.” - Unknown
“Retirement is not a life without purpose; it’s the opportunity to pursue it full-time.” - Unknown
“Retirement is not quitting working; it is finding your own work.” - Unknown
“Retirement is not the end of the road. It is the beginning of the open highway.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the beginning of freedom.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the freedom to wake up every day without an alarm clock.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the perfect time to reinvent yourself.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the reward for years of career dedication.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the season of time on your hands and projects in your heart.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the time to do all the things you postponed because you had to work.” - Unknown
“Retirement is the time when you never do all the things you intended to do when you were working.” - Unknown
“Retirement is when you stop living at work and start working at living.” - Unknown
“Retirement lets you enjoy the gifts of life at your own pace.” - Unknown
“Retirement, a time to do what you want to do, when you want to do it, where you want to do it and how you want to do it.” - Catherine Pulsifer
"Retirement, a time to enjoy all the things you never had time to do when you worked." - Catherine Pulsifer
“Retirement: Time to trade the office desk for a sunny beach.” - Unknown
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“Retiring doesn’t mean you stop doing the things you love.” - Unknown
“Retiring isn't giving up; it's picking up new dreams.” - Unknown
“Step into retirement with a grateful heart and open mind.” - Unknown
"Success is doing what you want to do when you want, where you want, with whom you want, as much as you want." - Tony Robbins
"The goal isn’t more money. The goal is living life on your terms." - Chris Brogan
“The joy of retirement lies in pursuing what makes you light up.” - Unknown
“The key to retirement is to find joy in the little things.” - Susan Miller
"The only limit to your impact is your imagination and commitment." - Tony Robbins
“There is life after work.” - Unknown
“To retire is to begin a new and exciting chapter in life’s story.” - Unknown
“Why not just embrace it, go along with it and welcome it?” - Helen Mirren
“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” - C. S. Lewis
“You have worked your whole life to get here—now is the time to enjoy the fruits of your labors.” - Unknown
“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” - Winston Churchill
“Your life after retirement is up to you.” - Unknown
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