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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.

Sometimes I'm convinced that one day I'm going to draw the cartoon that offends everyone, and that'll be the end.

Quotes by Gary Larson

I'm nearsighted in my right eye, have glaucoma in my left, and the nerves in my hands are on Medicare. Basically, I'm on the wrong end of a short sale.

Quotes by Gary McCord

Everything gradually comes to an end or there's a new challenge around the corner.

Quotes by Gary Cahill

Leaving Chelsea was sad, but naturally everything has to come to an end.

Quotes by Gary Cahill

If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.

Quotes by Gary Cherone

China is the big economic engine in Asia, so what happens is, as China growth expands, these countries in the periphery of China, whether it be Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, they end up growing with China because they become...

Quotes by Gary Cohn

Have a goal. Know where you want to end up. Knowing where you want to end up is a lot easier than figuring out how to start and how to get there. You will figure out how to get there....

Quotes by Gary Cohn

When I look at myself, I have been - really - a lucky American to end up where I am.

Quotes by Gary Cohn

George W. Bush bought the election - period. End of story. There is no argument. You can try to come up with any argument you can, but there is none.

Quotes by Gary Coleman

I happen to be the kind of reader who, if I like something, I don't want it to end.

Quotes by Garth Risk Hallberg

My goal is to hit the gym every day I'm on vacation. Usually I just end up sleeping and drinking beer.

Quotes by Gary Allan

When you take other people's opinions, you end up flailing and you have no center.

Quotes by Gary Allan

As President, I will end once and for all the use of taxpayer funds to promote the National Endowment for the Arts and other programs that subsidize amoral and degrading activities.

Quotes by Gary Bauer

I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.

Quotes by Garrison Keillor

Musical theatre is something that I always wanted to be a part of, and my first ever role on the West End as Joseph in 'Joseph And The Technicolor Dreamcoat' gave me a taste for it.

Quotes by Gareth Gates

I'm an ensemble guy, I guess - that comes from the theater. If I ever won some kind of award someday, I imagine I'd try to be very gracious, but in the end, I just want to keep working. I...

Quotes by Garret Dillahunt

If I had it to do over, I might have finished school first, then devoted all my time to StumbleUpon instead of dividing my time between the two. In the end, however, it was probably good to take the time...

Quotes by Garrett Camp

Filmmaking is a business and at the bottom line people who don't make fiscally responsible decisions end up going into another line of work.

Quotes by Gale Anne Hurd

I think all wrestlers, you never really want it to end.

Quotes by Gail Kim

My husband works in the music industry and he's always the first to know about great new bands, so I end up seeming really with it because I'll be listening to an up-and-coming band before everyone else hears about it.

Quotes by Gail Simmons

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.