Nick Earls Quotes

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now?

Old age treats freelance writers pretty gently.

If I can make programmes when I'm 95, that would be fine. But I would think I'll have had enough by then.

I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it.

In Spain, actresses work until they are old. That's my plan.

There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work.

I don't know if I want to be 65 or 67, still broadcasting games. But, why not? What else are you going to do?

I still enjoy what I'm doing, which is building businesses. I don't play golf. I don't have any particular passion apart from my business and my family, and that gives me all the pleasure that I want.

The challenge is maintaining your interest over a long career, as opposed to pushing hard with no longevity. I'm surprised that I've been able to dance as long as I have.

I've been making arts programmes for almost 50 years, and every day, I can't believe my luck.

I never made any money, but I had the best jobs in the world.

A little while ago, I had this realization that so much of my happiness depended on what my career was looking like at that time, and that's, like, death of happiness right there.

If you can sustain a career over 40 years in this business, you've gotta consider yourself lucky.

I love what I do, I can't imagine doing anything else, but ultimately, my goal is to be happy and have a family. That's my life.

While more people are working later in life because of happy things like longer life expectancy, they are also doing so because of very sad things, like a lack of Social Security benefits or retirement plans.

My career had zero to do with whether or not my husband also worked. It had everything to do with personal identity, personal goals, and making the most of my life.

I'm not ever going to retire. That's - that wouldn't be good, for one, just to go somewhere and sit down and do nothing. Please. No, that's not moi.

I cannot imagine not working. I don't understand the word 'retirement.'

I am very proud of my career and that I've the health, thank God, to continue doing this for so long.

My life goal is to find a nice balance between working for money and working for fulfillment.

I'll never retire.

I've spoken to people who have retired once they lost the enjoyment of a long day in the field or going to the gym. If I lose that, it's time to go.

I do not forecast playing until 38 or 39.

I'm not going to be 50 and playing. I hope I'm 40, but 50, no.

I have been so lucky when it comes to work. It's great to do so many different roles.