Stay Engaged Quotes

If I stay alert, then I can challenge myself, and by challenging myself, that helps me to stay alive and to hopefully take something away from the experience.

Work is the basis of living. I'll never retire. A man'll rust out quicker than he'll wear out.

Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.

These days, right now, these are the good old days. I've always approached it that way. That's why I'm still working. I'm not the guy who is ready to sit by the pool.

Never stand still. Only stand still enough to learn, and once you stop learning in that stance, move off. Always keep yourself engaged, in theater, in whatever job you can get. If you can't get an acting job, then go backstage. Or take tickets. But be around actors because that is where you will primarily learn.

The word 'retirement' is not in my vocabulary right now.

If my mind and body are still active, why should I retire?

It's really important to stay engaged and involved in the character.

Stay neurotic. Stay frustrated. Stay emotional. Stay excited. Your life is happening.

Old folks have dreams and ambitions too, like everybody else. Don't sit on a couch someplace.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a brain in your nineties. If you keep it fed and interested, you'll find it lasts you very well.

I like to keep mobile. It keeps my mind awake.

I really don't believe in retiring as long as you can breathe.

I don't want to be a passenger sitting on the bench not doing much, even in my older years.

I'm never going to say the word "retire." If I feel like having a match when I'm 70 years old and I think I can go out there and tear it up, then I'm going to do it.

I'm not giving in to anyone else's idea of how I ought to feel and look at 70. 'Retirement' is not a word I can even visualize. I retire when I go to bed!

I want to help, and I wanna learn more about what's going on in the world. I just wanna be alert.

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 don't think I would have stayed for the second season if I hadn't been happy.

It's just, it's fun to stay in the game.

I'd much rather wear out than rust out.

What I really want is to keep myself active.

I'll never retire from working; I'll keep my life interesting until I drop dead.

As long as I stay engaged with everybody else, then I'll create more comedy. It's just when I shut off and stay at home... What helps me is just to keep moving.

Each day can be one of triumph if you keep up your interests.