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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.

People are fed up with the politics where candidates just rip each other apart and then the voters lose in the end because no one really knows what anybody stands for.

Quotes by Dennis Kucinich

I said in October of 2008 that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction or had the intention or capability of attacking the United States. Here we are. Almost 4,700 troops died, tens of thousands injured,...

Quotes by Dennis Kucinich

One common desire that every human being has is to love and be loved. At the end of our lives, it's how we measure our lives.

Quotes by Denise Di Novi

At the end. First start off and do your youth thing In Hollywood and then go to New York later. But it wound up being later, later than I thought it was going to be.

Quotes by Delta Burke

I think the only person who will ever lose in a fight and still end up making a million dollars is Conor McGregor - that's just because of how his contract is structured or whatever.

Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

At the end of the day, UFC is a business.

Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

If you look at the end of a roll of toilet paper, like the brown paper tube, I basically worked in a factory that made humongous ones like that - for concrete or anything you wanted to put in there....

Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

At the end of the day, I know what my skill set and abilities are, and it's just going to take people a little while to recognize it. Whether that comes around or not, I'm not going to sit here...

Quotes by Demetrious Johnson

It's just about taking each game as it comes and hopefully being up there at the end of the season.

Quotes by Dele Alli

I like shopping, but I don't often get a chance to go, so I end up buying clothes from shoots I work on.

Quotes by Debra Stephenson

I've got a lot to do, and I hope that by the end of it all, people will say that Dee Snider was an entertainer, and he did his job well.

Quotes by Dee Snider

In the end, I was producing movements for over 40 Oompa-Loompas.

Quotes by Deep Roy

I had my first flower stall when I was seven, at the end of the drive in Minehead, Somerset. Nobody was stopping so I moved it to my neighbour's drive, because I thought: 'Location, location, location.' It worked.

Quotes by Deborah Meaden

I would say 'woman' used to be a noun, and now it is a noun and also an adjective. And words change their functions in that way. It's one of the most common phenomena about words. They start as one...

Quotes by Deborah Tannen

We do not need to end Medicare. We don't need to throw people who are younger than 55 years old to the wolves which is what we do.

Quotes by Debbie Wasserman Schultz

Just because you didn't start out perfect doesn't mean you can't have an excellent result in the end.

Quotes by Debi Thomas

From beginning to end it's about keeping the energy and the intensity of the story and not doing too much and not doing too little, but just enough so people stay interested and stay involved in the characters.

Quotes by Deborah Cox

It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.

Quotes by DeAndre Jordan

I always say that, for me, writing a book is like a wacky Greyhound bus trip - I know where I'm starting and where I'll end up, but I have no idea what will happen along the way.

Quotes by Deb Caletti

When you go looking for rescue, you end up trapped in your own weakness.

Quotes by Deb Caletti

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.