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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.

The E.U. initially decided to end the isolation of Turkish Cyprus, to balance the accession of Cyprus. But the E.U. has not carried through on its promise.

Quotes by Ali Babacan

While everyone usually turns up late at Bollywood parties, I always reach these places on time and end up making a fool of myself.

Quotes by Ali Fazal

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Quotes by Alfred North Whitehead

It was inevitable that in doing this I should arrive at new results, and it is perhaps understandable that in the end I have felt impelled to present these results not only in the dry form of a catalogue, but...

Quotes by Alfred Einstein

When money comes into play then that's all it's about wanting money, who's making the most who can get the most, me, me me... and in the end it screws up the person and the sport.

Quotes by Alexis Arguello

I moved to Los Angeles when I was 17. I had just booked 'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakwell.' I thought, 'Well, I'm just going to move to L.A. and become famous. 'Squeakwell' is going to launch me to that...

Quotes by Alexandra Shipp

When you're a striker, you want to play all the games, and most chances come at the end because defenders are tired.

Quotes by Alexandre Lacazette

Any time you do a movie, there are going to be war wounds that you end up getting.

Quotes by Alexandra Daddario

It is the perpetual tragedy of all families: each of us believe our congenital pathologies and singular pains end with us.

Quotes by Alexandra Fuller

We have always argued that attempts to isolate Belarus, like other countries, lead to a dead end. In this situation, everyone loses.

Quotes by Alexander Lukashenko

If you lose sight of the smaller accomplishments, you end up with an imbalance in your life.

Quotes by Alexander McCall Smith

I find myself hoping a total end of all the unhappy divisions of mankind by party-spirit, which at best is but the madness of many for the gain of a few.

Quotes by Alexander Pope

The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion.

Quotes by Alexander Graham Bell

When the tour is done, that's the end of the U.S. tour. We'll regroup and see what we're going to do.

Quotes by Alex Van Halen

I actually started working in Chicago while I was still a student; I did the Chicago premiere of 'The History Boys' at the end of my junior year. I had come to Chicago for Northwestern University. I didn't quite know...

Quotes by Alex Weisman

I'm actually one of the few kids in my grade, especially girls, who didn't end up going to college, just because I already knew what I wanted to do. I had already been actively working in music before I graduated.

Quotes by Alex Winston

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.

Quotes by Alex Winter

I've always liked watching wrestling, but once you are on the other end of it, you develop a certain passion for it and respect for it, and I would like to accomplish everything I want to before calling it quits.

Quotes by Alexa Bliss

I love 'Talking Smack.' It is so much fun. We just literally go out there and say whatever we want. Somehow, it's never planned, but somehow I end up bickering with Daniel Bryan every single time.

Quotes by Alexa Bliss

Well, because I'm naturally a tomboy, when I have sleepovers with girls, they end up going home and crying.

Quotes by Alexa Vega

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.