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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.

Pride defeats its own end, by bringing the man who seeks esteem and reverence into contempt.

Quotes by Henry IV of England

When primitive law has once been embodied in a Code, there is an end to what may be called its spontaneous development.

Quotes by Henry James Sumner Maine

It was a Greek tragedy. Nixon was fulfilling his own nature. Once it started it could not end otherwise.

Quotes by Henry Kissinger

Any fact that needs to be disclosed should be put out now or as quickly as possible, because otherwise the bleeding will not end.

Quotes by Henry Kissinger

Accept everything about yourself - I mean everything, You are you and that is the beginning and the end - no apologies, no regrets.

Quotes by Henry Kissinger

It's one of the most important things at the end of the day, being able to say no to an investment.

Quotes by Henry Kravis

It used to be that you would go in to see a CEO, and you would ask them, 'Is your company for sale?' and if they said 'No, we have no interest in selling,' that was sort of the end...

Quotes by Henry Kravis

My dad thought I'd end up in the poorhouse or in doughnut shops with a bag full of reviews.

Quotes by Henry Czerny

A wrestler loves to compete. At the end of the day, a wrestler just wants to compete.

Quotes by Henry Cejudo

In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

Quotes by Henry Cloud

In both our personal and professional lives, there are times when reality dictates that we must stand up and 'end' something. Either its time has passed, its season is over, or worse, continuing it would be destructive in some way.

Quotes by Henry Cloud

The dreadlocks were easy to maintain: I got up in the morning and flicked my head. If they got too big, I'd pull them apart every now and again. In the end, I got too old for them.

Quotes by Henrik Larsson

A liberal knows that the only certainty in this life is change but believes that the change can be directed toward a constructive end.

Quotes by Henry A. Wallace

Prayer is the beginning and the end, the source and the fruit, the core and the content, the basis and the goal of all peacemaking.

Quotes by Henri Nouwen

Our efforts to disconnect ourselves from our own suffering end up disconnecting our suffering from God's suffering for us. The way out of our loss and hurt is in and through.

Quotes by Henri Nouwen

The cause of the break with the tradition of antiquity was the rapid and unexpected advance of Islam. The result of this advance was the final separation of East from West, and the end of the Mediterranean unity.

Quotes by Henri Pirenne

Africa was the most exotic place I could conceive of - the end of the world - and I knew I would go there one day.

Quotes by Henning Mankell

I am provocative, and I admit this. It isn't as if I'm only on the receiving end, a poor, frail little creature. I can be thoroughly nasty when I get going, and I don't pull my punches.

Quotes by Helen Suzman

As everyone, you do end up becoming your mother, but also as you're acting, I find out you become every member of your family, bits come out without you really wanting them to come out.

Quotes by Helena Bonham Carter

I certainly think I'll end up writing about America in some form. I've taken plenty of notes. I like America very much.

Quotes by Helen Fielding

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.