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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.

What happened to me during the last couple of years of 'The Partridge Family' was I became so famous and so isolated and so unhappy that I had to do anything I could to end it.

Quotes by David Cassidy

I have a very clear vision as to what I want at the end of my prep, and then I throw it out and let the creative process take over.

Quotes by David Boreanaz

All of these attacks on Secretary Clinton, at the end of the day, are character attacks.

Quotes by David Brock

You know, we - if, for example, Jerry Brown can withstand, you know, what will probably end up being $200 million of spending by his opponent and get elected governor of California, that will be a big victory in the...

Quotes by David Axelrod

It would be far less interesting, after 'The Empire Strikes Back,' to have an hour-long movie in between 'Empire' and 'Return of the Jedi,' where Luke is training. It's so much cooler to cut from end of 'Empire' to beginning...

Quotes by David Benioff

I think a construction project for me is like writing a novel. I can't do the project unless I can envision sort of the whole structure and see what the end result might be.

Quotes by David Bergen

Couples in their 30s are having trouble having kids. And you just kind of extrapolate that and say, 'What if it happened to everybody? What kind of society would it be like if all of a sudden we knew that...

Quotes by David Alpay

I have done stupid with a lot of zeros on the end of it. I know what it looks like.

Quotes by Dave Ramsey

And then 45 years later, as I finished my career in the great city of Cleveland, that was another great way to end my career, going to the World Series.

Quotes by Dave Winfield

In my career, I finished in second place six times. I played on teams that were in it to the very end. It's frustrating.

Quotes by Dave Martinez

I could put a sudoku at the end of every chapter and you'd have to solve it to progress through the story, but that doesn't address what would make people want to interact.

Quotes by Dave Morris

I met Kevin when I was 19, at a Second City workshop. We were paired up together in the first class I went to. By the end of the class we formed our improv group, and over the next three...

Quotes by Dave Foley

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible.

Quotes by Dave Barry

In my mind, it is certainly much nicer to end on a high note rather than on a Stout Pig.

Quotes by Dave Blood

I am running to fix the economy, restore the constitutional system of checks and balances and to end this game of crony capitalism by the ruling class in Washington.

Quotes by Dave Brat

Fannie and Freddie made two-thirds of all subprime mortgages. That is not a free market institution. That entity, along with the Fed printing too much money back in '03 and '04, caused the housing collapse. So we need to take...

Quotes by Dave Brat

Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.

Quotes by Daryl Hall

I've become fascinated by the idea that it's really achievable to make two or three small improvements in a week and by the end of the year, it's 150 improvements.

Quotes by Darrell Hammond

At the end of Requiem all I wanted to do was get a DV camera and just do a small film. But then the hunger comes back.

Quotes by Darren Aronofsky

I want to look back at the end of my career having numerous caps under my belt. That is one of my aims.

Quotes by Danny Ings

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.