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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.

Finishing games has been something I'm really proud of, seeing something through to the end.

Quotes by Felicia Day

I am used to looking good. In a way, if I thought I looked like the back end of a bus, I probably wouldn't have done 'Strictly Come Dancing' and gone out there in public.

Quotes by Felicity Kendal

Certainly toward the end of the season, you and I could be in a ballpark and they might say the crowd is 30,000, and we could look around and see that there was no more than 10,000.

Quotes by Fay Vincent

For the purposes of the play, it was perfect to be able to use that and the stresses and strains that there were. At the end of the play, the mother realizes the terrible things she had done.

Quotes by Fay Wray

I was raised thinking that the world would end in 1975 - that Armageddon would come when I was 18 years old.

Quotes by Faye Resnick

We need to restart political processes to end wars.

Quotes by Federica Mogherini

I'm convinced the fall of Aleppo will not end the war.

Quotes by Federica Mogherini

There is no end. There is no beginning. There is only the passion of life.

Quotes by Federico Fellini

The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell.

Quotes by Fareed Zakaria

If you are a doctor or farmer, be sincere about your profession. If you can do what you do honestly, you will end up serving your country.

Quotes by Farhan Akhtar

People didn't vote left or right in the election. They voted for putting an end to all the primitive political history.

Quotes by Fatos Nano

I think my track record speaks for myself... I have been endorsed by the African Union, but I am a prosecutor for 121 states parties and this is what I intend to be until the end of my mandate.

Quotes by Fatou Bensouda

I listened to the script of 'Carbon' at the end of 2014. I liked it the moment I heard it. I wanted to do it.

Quotes by Fahadh Faasil

On a meaningful day, everything you wear can have meaning. It becomes what I wore That Day, whether that day is a beginning or an end.

Quotes by Faith Salie

The most emphatic place in a clause or sentence is the end. This is the climax; and, during the momentary pause that follows, that last word continues, as it were, to reverberate in the reader's mind. It has, in fact,...

Quotes by F. L. Lucas

There is one confrontation scene toward the end of the picture. In the middle of the scene, I thought, That's Sean Connery! I don't know how else to describe Sean Connery. I still feel that way.

Quotes by F. Murray Abraham

Switzerland is a country where very few things begin, but many things end.

Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

When I talk about the end of apartheid, I prefer not to claim the honor that I have ended it.

Quotes by F. W. de Klerk

You cannot always play at 100 per cent, especially at the end of the season when you don't have much energy left.

Quotes by Fabio Quagliarella

I've been lucky to have worked for many great coaches. They've all been so good that maybe, at the end of my career, I'll give it a go myself.

Quotes by Fabio Quagliarella

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.