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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.

Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people.

Quotes by Carter Burwell

I think the semantics of mini-series for a network is that it has an end.

Quotes by Cary Fukunaga

The manic end of is a lot of fun.

Quotes by Carrie Fisher

Cassini was so profoundly, scientifically successful. It's amazing to me, even, what we were able to do right up until the end.

Quotes by Carolyn Porco

My dirty little secret is I don't drive at all, though I have my license and I renew it every five years. I'm phobic. I keep worrying if I drive, I'll end up killing someone. I hoped that by writing...

Quotes by Caroline Leavitt

I should really be lifting only five days. I'm sort of obsessed, and I end up going in six, sometimes seven, and that's not good. Something that I preach but don't practice - moderation.

Quotes by Caroline Paul

Most people end up owning a business by accident. Therefore, they don't usually have a thought process and a strategic plan in place.

Quotes by Carol Roth

Males and females can both have a fixed mindset about math and science, but it hurts girls more because they are on the negative end of the stereotype.

Quotes by Carol S. Dweck

My Grandpa Tony was a legend in our family, and also in his own mind. There's no end to the tales of his exploits.

Quotes by Carole Radziwill

There was really no friendship in modeling, though a certain amount of warmth comes from running into models you know on shoots, because you end up in so many unfamiliar places, from Alaska to Africa.

Quotes by Carol Alt

That's one of the reasons why 'Lost' has to end: because we can't sit around and envision, 'What is the flashback for Jack in year nine?' It doesn't realistically exist.

Quotes by Carlton Cuse

One of the reasons why I love acting is my obsession with human emotion and faces and expressions - no surprise, then, that I usually end up painting faces. But I haven't done a self-portrait. I'd be too scared.

Quotes by Carly Chaikin

My message is: beauty has no gender. At the end of the day beauty is beauty.

Quotes by Carmen Carrera

I wasn't ready for 'Bright Star' to end when it did.

Quotes by Carmen Cusack

At the end of the day, my career is not going to be judged by one or two or three moments in time. It'll be judged by the longevity of it.

Quotes by Carlos Mencia

War implies a lack of comprehension of mutual national interests; it means the undermining and even the end of culture.

Quotes by Carlos Saavedra Lamas

I just got to hear every note. After I left Birdland, I started working at the Jazz Gallery. In the end, I still couldn't play, but I knew how to listen. I was probably the world's best listener.

Quotes by Carla Bley

Keeping your space clean is as much a part of the end result as the dish being tasty.

Quotes by Carla Hall

By the end of 'Swan Lake,' you know how there's all the corps on stage, and she keeps running in the back, doing arms? You can't feel your arms. You're just like, 'Ow.'

Quotes by Carla Korbes

Our plan is what the Scottish government had with the U.K. It's an agreement to consult over the independence of Catalonia. And we will not abandon this plan until the end.

Quotes by Carles Puigdemont

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.