British Retirement Quotes & Sayings

He has been a world champion - great for him - but listen, whenever Lennox Lewis wants to come out of retirement, I'm here waiting for him because I'm the best British fighter to come out of these shores. — Tyson Fury

A man looks down at the red paint on his hands and wonders for a moment if he's killed his wife and this is her blood or maybe he's just painted the garden bench red, that's all. He thinks it is a strange thought and carries on digging the hole he's digging in the back garden. He whistles. He writes this all down in his moleskin diary, later that evening. His wife should be back from work by now but she isn't. — Pleasefindthis

Accounting rules give financial institutions flexibility about when they choose to recognize venture capital profits. — Alex Berenson

It is the business of cavalry to follow up the victory, and to prevent the beaten army from rallying. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Our technologised society is becoming opaque. As technology becomes more ubiquitous and our relationship with digital devices ever more seamless, our technical infrastructure seems to be increasingly intangible. — Honor Harger

Be a wonderful role model because you will be the window through which many children will see their future. — Thomas McKinnon Wood

If I wanted to become a tramp, I would seek information and advice from the most successful tramp I could find. If I wanted to become a failure, I would seek advice from people who have never succeeded. If I wanted to succeed in all things, I would look around me for those who are succeeding, and do as they have done. — Norman Vincent Peale

I try to be an example and live as Christ-like as I can. — Kevin Ollie

Among environmentalists sharing two or three beers, the notion is quite common that if only some calamity could wipe out the entire human race, other species might once again have a chance. — Richard Conniff

Every single day, we have hundreds, if not thousands of police officers protecting the lives of not just New Yorkers, but the millions who come to New York City to work and to vacation. — Vito Fossella

It has not been the style of Canadian politicians to write of their experiences, although it is the common practice for British, French, and American Politicians upon their retirement. But I have been criticized before and I expect to be again. — Judy LaMarsh

How happily some people would live if they troubled themselves as little about other people's business as about their own. — Georg C. Lichtenberg

Self-control is not needed because the body is evil - the truth is just the opposite. The body should be controlled with honor because it is worthy of honor. — Pope John Paul II