A Quote by Mickey Rooney

I always say, 'Don't retire - inspire.' — © Mickey Rooney
I always say, 'Don't retire - inspire.'
People say, 'Oh, so you should retire.' Yeah, you want me to retire so you won't get knocked out. I won't retire.
People say you never retire in this [film] business and I say, well, not until they retire you.
I always tell everybody, if I can inspire one, they can inspire one more, and I can inspire a thousand later.
I wish I could say farewell and retire but there is nothing for me to retire from.
Dont retire - inspire...Theres a lot to be done
Why should I say I will retire in three or four years? You retire the very moment you utter those words.
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.
Some sleep too much....Nowhere do the scriptures say, 'Thou shalt sleep eight hours.' Nor do they say, 'Retire early unless you happen to be a night person.' There must be an excellent reason for the injunction to retire and arise early. ...You will profit by this counsel if you heed it.
Retire? Retire from What? Life? I will only retire when I am dead!
I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire.
I keep going because if you stop, you stop. Why retire? Inspire.
Faithful servants never retire. You can retire from your career, but you will never retire from serving God.
I always hope that my music can inspire someone, the same way other artists inspire me.
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.
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.'
I am very much inspired by the great masters of entertainment: Bob Hope, George Burns, Jimmy Durante - who never thought about retiring. When people ask me if I plan to retire, I say, "Retire to what? I am doing what I love best right now!"
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