I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the
army, even before the turn of read more

I am closing my 52 years of military service. When I joined the
army, even before the turn of the century, it was the fulfillment
of all my boyish hopes and dreams.
The world has turned over many times since I took the oath on the
plain at West Point, and the hopes and dreams have long since
vanished, but I still remember the refrain of one of the most
barracks ballads of that day which proclaimed most proudly that
old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military
career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his
duty as God gave him the light to see that duty. Goodbye.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.

There is an enormous number of managers who have retired on the
job.

There is an enormous number of managers who have retired on the
job.

A man is known by the company that keeps him on after retirement age.

A man is known by the company that keeps him on after retirement age.

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his experience. He must use it. read more

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

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

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

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.

I will not retire while I've still got my legs and my make-up box.