Retired August

Famous quotes containing the words retired and/or august:

“Business, old man, I said, retire from business, it has retired from you.”
—Samuel Beckett (1906–1989)

“There’s no telling what might have happened to our defense budget if Saddam Hussein hadn’t invaded Kuwait that August and set everyone gearing up for World War II½. Can we count on Saddam Hussein to come along every year and resolve our defense-policy debates? Given the history of the Middle East, it’s possible.”
—P.J. (Patrick Jake)