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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.

I always prefer to end a show where you're feeling creatively on top.

Quotes by Channing Dungey

All our careers end the same: Face down and embarrassed.

Quotes by Chael Sonnen

A non-fiction writer pretty much has the shape of the figure in front of him or her and goes about refining it. A work of non-fiction is not as difficult to write as a work of fiction, but it's not...

Quotes by Chaim Potok

The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.

Quotes by Chanakya

I used to always rock a cap when I was in high school and get them taken away. It was an excessive amount. Like, so often that, at the end of each school year, there would be a box of...

Quotes by Chance The Rapper

I went back to school for the end of eighth grade and for all of high school, which was awesome.

Quotes by Chandler Riggs

The closing years of life are like the end of a masquerade party, when the masks are dropped.

Quotes by Cesare Pavese

There are things you do when you're writing that are so fun to do it's almost like they're private jokes that are amusing to you but no one else is going to enjoy them nearly as much and you worry...

Quotes by Chad Harbach

Fashion brands looking for explosive growth go the wholesale route, to get their products into stores, but then they end up relying on those sales.

Quotes by Chad Hurley

I'm always at the opposite end of the spectrum, the opposite of hipster culture, and I enjoy that.

Quotes by Chad Kroeger

I met the guys through a friend of a friend, and their former drummer had quit. I wasn't too familiar with the Chili Peppers before that, so I joined at the end of 88' and we finished recording Mother's Milk...

Quotes by Chad Smith

The end of all knowledge should be service to others.

Quotes by Cesar Chavez

I always want my books to reach a positive point in the end.

Quotes by Cecelia Ahern

Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end...

Quotes by Cate Blanchett

Probably right at the end of JAG, I would love to have a child or two. I ultimately want to have two kids.

Quotes by Catherine Bell

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject and remain anonymous, letting the author take center stage.

Quotes by Cass Canfield

In the end, 'Star Wars' insists that you can't be redeemed without attachment. That's the strongest message of the saga, and that's what makes it speak to people's deepest selves.

Quotes by Cass Sunstein

I'd love to do a film. I'd love to play a character that I know the beginning, middle and end of.

Quotes by Cassidy Freeman

I grew up in the West End, so my whole background was living among theatres and musicals and the West End's coffee bars and clubs. It's kind of obvious that one day I should do something like that.

Quotes by Cat Stevens

Challenge yourself, jump off the deep end and learn to swim.

Quotes by Carson Kressley

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.