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End Quotes

How things end - in war, in careers, in conscience.

This collection leans heavily historical, comparing a lost war to a chess endgame and recalling a family home destroyed during World War II. For quotes specifically about final outcomes and results, see End Result quotes.

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Quotes by Tony Fadell

At the end of my life, I was told to vote for it for pensioners; I' m not in favour of means tests for pensioners or anybody.

Quotes by Tony Benn

If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by your own repression.

Quotes by Toni Morrison

Disney was a family film studio. I was supposed to be their young, leading man. After they found out I was involved with someone, that was the end of Disney.

Quotes by Tommy Kirk

Parks said, he's guilty and that's the end of the story.

Quotes by Tommy Bond

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Quotes by Tom Wolfe

The bad end unhappily, the good unluckily. That is what tragedy means.

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

Eternity's a terrible thought. I mean, where's it all going to end?

Quotes by Tom Stoppard

I always think that period between the ages of 18 and 24 is such a bizarre stage, and the two people at either end are always very different.

Quotes by Tom Sturridge

I never fixed a story. I didn't make judgments, I let the listener make judgments. When I got to the end of the story, if it had a moral, I let the listener find it.

Quotes by Tom T. Hall

The whole experience of getting an album from an artist you like and listening to it from beginning to end is sort of gone. Now it's piecemeal.

Quotes by Tom Scholz

If I end up homeless and penniless because of a shift in my behavior about sharing what's come to me, bring it on.

Quotes by Tom Shadyac

The more uncompromisingly specific you are the more you end up touching the bigger universal truths.

Quotes by Tom Hooper

When you travel across London, it can take two hours to get from one end of London to the other, when it actually takes me two hours to get up to Leicester.

Quotes by Tom Hopper

The main thing I'm into is going about on a bike, taking random routes; I'm really into the idea of making up journeys, and just seeing where they take you, because they always end up taking you someplace freaky.

Quotes by Tom Jenkinson

I like my stuff 'cause I only ever end up with tracks that I really, really like. It always appeals to me.

Quotes by Tom Jenkinson

I like the dueling club scene, where Daniel and I fight with our wands. I thought it was a brilliant scene to shoot. I think the end product looked really good.

Quotes by Tom Felton

I obtained a job at the Library of Congress. I loved books, so I felt at home. I was going to end up, I thought, majoring in English and teach at the college level.

Quotes by Tom Glazer

In the end, all Republicans want to make sure we don't increase taxes. That's where we differ with the Democrats.

Quotes by Tom Cole

I'm against tax increases on anyone, period, end of debate.

Quotes by Tom Cole

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection say about responsibility and consciousness?
One quote reflects on the duty felt by those "involved in the receiving end of the oppression," tying awareness to responsibility. For more thought-provoking lines, see our Ending collection.
Is there a quote comparing war to a game of chess?
Yes - one quote describes how, for Germany, "the war was like an end game in chess in which she possessed one castle less than her adversary." Browse more in our End Result section.
Does the collection include personal wartime memories?
One quote recalls losing a home in 1943 and moving to "a cottage I owned before the war in the Bavarian Alps," describing crowded conditions there by war's end.
Is there a lighter quote about being spared hardship?
Yes - one quote notes, somewhat wryly, "I've been spared to a large extent the business end of the race stick." For more on outcomes and consequences, see our End Product page.
Are these quotes mostly about endings in a literal sense?
They use "end" in several ways - from the ending of a conflict to being on the receiving end of something difficult. Explore more in our End Of The World collection.

One entry shifts to social conscience, describing a felt duty toward those on whom oppression falls hardest. Readers interested in closure themes can also browse Ending quotes or End Of The World quotes for a more dramatic angle.