Quotes about "Retirement & Later Life"

I think it's nice to age gracefully. OK, you lose the youth, a certain stamina and dewy glow, but what you gain on the inside as a human being is wonderful: the wisdom, the acceptance and the peace of mind. It's a fair exchange. ”

I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror. ”

Whitley Bay was my first experience of the seaside. I'd buy my bucket and spade, and beach ball, and all the shops were teeming with toys. I used to spend hours on the shuggy boats. ”

I try to live my life as honestly as I can, and the last thing I want is to pretend to be something I'm not. To pretend to myself I am a sex symbol would somehow be dishonest. I'd feel, in my heart, that I were behaving artificially and that's the last thing I want to do. ”

I just want a quiet life. I think that's what everybody says when they get older. ”

I'm an incurable optimist, and I'm a great believer in never looking back. Life is too short, and new challenges are exciting. ”

I think I'm one of life's copers. And picking myself up and dusting myself off and starting all over again is one of my mottoes, actually. ”

I am not Superwoman. The reality of my daily life is that I'm juggling a lot of balls in the air trying to be a good wife and mother, trying to be the prime-ministerial consort at home and abroad, barrister and charity worker, and sometimes one of the balls gets dropped. ”

Within HTC, hundreds of ideas are tested and discarded to find those rare ideas that define the HTC user experience. ”

There's nothing more that I enjoy doing as much as touring. It's basically being able to connect with the fans without all the madness that goes on in my regular life. ”