Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

Until Japan's economy drove off a cliff, there was a running argument in Asia about whether it would be wiser to follow the 'Japan model' - with its megacorporations, jobs for life, state control of strategic industries - or the 'American model' of largely unfettered markets. ”

My granddad always said he wanted to make me an England player. As soon as I went on to that pitch against Portugal, I knew he could die a happy man because he'd achieved his aim in life. ”

I had come out of retirement into a very difficult situation with the PeopleSoft takeover, got through it, and was having a good time, frankly. We just ran out of runway at PeopleSoft. Had we had another year, maybe two years, I think we would have made it. ”

There's nothing wrong with acknowledging the panoply of life's rich experience. ”

I think patience is a skill and I wish I had it. ”

You can go through life and actually speak your mind and do it in an articulate fashion and with a really intelligent point of view. ”

I never thought about the actors on television or film, like what kind of life they had. ”

I mean, there's chemistry in life and there's acting chemistry. I'm not saying they're the same thing, but they're as mysterious. ”

Sometimes the better the writing, the harder it is to play because you really want to service it. It's hard to be that quick and articulate in life. You've got to try to make it seem discovered, you know, not rehearsed. ”

Just knowing you're putting something out there that could take on a greater life - that's our sweet spot. That's what we try to do. ”