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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.

Poetry is my cheap means of transportation. By the end of the poem the reader should be in a different place from where he started. I would like him to be slightly disoriented at the end, like I drove him...

Quotes by Billy Collins

My poems tend to have rhetorical structures; what I mean by that is they tend to have a beginning, a middle, and an end. There tends to be an opening, as if you were reading the opening chapter of a...

Quotes by Billy Collins

When I entered federal parliament at the end of 2007, I was appointed parliamentary secretary for disabilities.

Quotes by Bill Shorten

We cannot let it be said of modern Australia that the colour of your skin determines whether or not you end up in jail.

Quotes by Bill Shorten

Video artists being at the low end of the totem pole economically, one of the ways we survive is to go around showing work and giving these talks.

Quotes by Bill Viola

I came of age at the end of the 1960s, just when video was also coming into the world. Companies such as Sony and Panasonic were starting to market it and we artists immediately knew how it could be used.

Quotes by Bill Viola

My personal philosophy is I'm running a 100-yard dash, and I haven't reached the end.

Quotes by Bill Kurtis

Fame has sent a number of celebrities off the deep end, and in the case of Michael Jackson, to the kiddy pool.

Quotes by Bill Maher

The real deal is always going to win in the end.

Quotes by Bill Hybels

In the very beginning we were a real tight family but now it's different. You know, toward the end, we had separate limos, stuff like that. It's hard to get six giant egos in the same place.

Quotes by Bill Kreutzmann

At the end of the day, leaving WrestleMania, having my hand raised, beating Brock Lesnar... I'd say it was a pretty successful tenure.

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

At the end of the day, I'm greatly appreciative of all the fans that I was able to acquire over the years.

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

I think when Kevin Nash put himself on the booking committee and then gave me my first loss, that was beginning of the end.

Quotes by Bill Goldberg

I painted myself into a corner by writing a whole book on this one period. The summer of 1927 came to an end, but nothing else did - all of these peoples' lives went on.

Quotes by Bill Bryson

I started on an Apple II, which I had bought at the very end of 1978 for half of my annual income. I made $4,500 a year, and I spent half of it on the computer.

Quotes by Bill Budge

Comedy can be quite all consuming at times, and if you're not careful you end up doing a tour, then a DVD, then another tour then a DVD. Suddenly the years have just flown by.

Quotes by Bill Bailey

Most humor comes from truth. In the end, if I can laugh about it, who cares?

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

I've had some great gigs and had horrible ones. I always look at the horrible ones, and think there's got to be something in this that I can use later in my show. It all pays off in the end.

Quotes by Bianca Del Rio

At the end of the day, l just want to be myself. I don't set out to be like anyone else.

Quotes by Bibi Bourelly

A rebellion is not a revolution. It may ultimately lead to that end.

Quotes by Bhagat Singh

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.