A Quote by Mel Brooks

I'm still a horse that can run. I may not be able to win the Derby, but what do you do when you retire? People retire and they vegetate. They go away and they dry up.

Mel Brooks

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Mel Brooks
American - Comedian
Born: June 28, 1926

I always joke that I want to be able to retire from boxing and still be able to look into the mirror without seeing scars all over my face. I love my sport, but I would rather not have to spend hours doing my makeup to cover up the memories once I retire.

Mandy Bujold

People say, 'Oh, so you should retire.' Yeah, you want me to retire so you won't get knocked out. I won't retire.

Vitor Belfort

To win the Kentucky Derby is the goal of every trainer, every hot-walker, every backside person. They may be just rubbing on a horse, or hot-walking a horse, but they wonder if they could win the Kentucky Derby.

Bob Lewis

The word 'retirement' doesn't really sit well with me. There comes a time when you reach a position in society or culture where people will not let you retire. You can say, 'Alright, I'm going to hang up my guitar,' but people will still not let you retire.

Kirk Hammett

If you are smart, you never retire. You may retire from that job you have had for many years, but you will pick up another career for yourself of some type.

Frederick Lenz

We need more cartoonists to truly retire when they retire, and not run repeats.

Stephan Pastis

Of course I can't retire on a win - but then, I can't retire on a loss either.

B. J. Penn

Retire? Retire from What? Life? I will only retire when I am dead!

Alfred Eisenstaedt

At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55.

Erica Jong

Journalists don't retire, writers don't retire. I'm still hoping for that other big story. There's always one just around the corner.

Phillip Knightley

It's the only way that Democrats can win in Illinois, is to say, 'Oh, Kirk has health problems, he's going to retire.' For Democrats looking at a minority life and seeing that they cannot win in Illinois is so frustrating that they will just assume away any issue. They'll just say to willing reporters, 'I think Kirk is going to retire.'

Mark Kirk

If I retire doing the character, I don't think the character has to retire. There will still be caricatures of Elvira. You know, Dracula still works, and he's dead.

Cassandra Peterson

Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.

Rick Warren

I'll never retire. I'm just using up somebody else's oxygen if I retire.

Sam Phillips

If I have no goals, I would retire now. I still have many: to win another league title, to win the Champions League, to win the Copa del Rey. To win the European Championships again.