Mary Gordon Quotes

I can't retire.

I look back on it, yeah, I'm in a much worse financial position than I was eight years ago. I'm going to have to go out at age 62 and kind of readdress some of that.

I wouldn't know how to retire.

I do believe in pensions.

Many people will have nothing at the end of their working lives.

Whether you are just entering the workforce or nearing retirement age, planning for the future is critical.

There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.

Social Security is an insurance policy. It's a terrible investment vehicle. Social Security has some great benefits. But it was never meant to be a savings plan. So we need to have a national debate. Should this 12.5 percent that we're contributing all go into a Social Security pool, or should half go into a mandatory savings plan?

I didn't make enough money in my sport to retire.

I have to think about the possible ramifications of an early retirement.

I think I may not be able to retire.

There is a kind of fear, approaching a panic, that's spreading through the Baby Boom Generation, which has suddenly discovered that it will have to provide for its own retirement.

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work.

Americans are not saving enough for retirement.

Save your money. You're going to need twice as much money in your old age as you think.

The rolling contract was designed to specifically take away some of that retirement talk and retirement issue.

People have less health care and less retirement benefits than they had 10 years ago.

Countries get one chance in history of putting into place a savings retirement scheme on the scale of the Australian superannuation system.

When I was young, many people worked for a company with a pension plan that covered them for as long as they lived. If they didn't have a pension plan, they could count on Social Security and Medicare.

The next generation is going to have to understand that Social Security is just one leg of a stool. We need to actually bring back that savings incentive, and the only way you're going to be able to do that is if you have a job.

Everyone thinks about retirement at some point.

You hear too many guys talk about retiring too soon.

The role we have in work may change over time, but the concept of retirement is not biblical.

There's no pensions for old prize fighters.