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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.

And during my college, at the end of the junior year I worked in a mine.

Quotes by Rube Goldberg

So that when I came to New York again, it was, I'm not too sure right now, but it was '74 or '75. I went to Miami in '74 and then I came to New York, I think, at the...

Quotes by Ruben Blades

Yes, it's possible that I will end my career at FC Porto.

Quotes by Ruben Neves

I'm in a place where I feel comfortable not being a chef anymore. That's taboo in our industry. 'Chef' is supposed to be the ultimate end of the road.

Quotes by Roy Choi

At the end of the Middle Ages, nobody would ever have expected the monasteries to vanish from the scene within a generation - yet they did. Change does happen.

Quotes by Rowan Williams

Most musicians count at the beginning, and never count and talk to their musicians after that. They only talk to them at the end of the song. But I would count with them and talk.

Quotes by Roy Ayers

The time has come to end social promotion in our schools.

Quotes by Roy Barnes

With 'Honeymoon,' it was so intimate, and we literally shot it in something like 20, 24 days. Everything was very rapid and very fast, and so all of us submerged into the deep end and only really came up for...

Quotes by Rose Leslie

I sing a little bit in videos, at the end of vlogs. A lot of my fans started requesting that I do a song. They started planting this seed in me.

Quotes by Rosanna Pansino

When I was growing up, there were just the three channels, so as a nation we all sat down to the same meal at the end of the day. Now there's been this explosion.

Quotes by Rory Bremner

Compared to other bands that have gone off the deep end with their sound, you know, I'm very confident. I did not go off the deep end; it just improved.

Quotes by Ronnie Radke

We were constantly traveling between Malaysia and Singapore, which is connected by a bridge at the southernmost end of Malaysia. In fact, when I was a child, I had to go between countries twice a day to go to school,...

Quotes by Ronny Chieng

I'm calling for an end to the investigations about President Trump's campaign colluding with the Russians. There's been no evidence of it. I don't think that should continue.

Quotes by Ronna McDaniel

As my athletic career was coming to an end in 2007, I asked myself, do I want to work for somebody, or go out and make a difference?

Quotes by Ronnie Coleman

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Quotes by Ronald Reagan

Barcelona has always had issues with Brazilian players: Neymar, Romario, Ronaldinho, and me. We were all treated badly by the club in the end, despite all our contributions and dedication.

Quotes by Ronaldo

Real-life experiences will probably end up in my music.

Quotes by Ronan Keating

'Generations,' we slaved over for a year; we worked it over and over and over again, and in the end, it just fell short.

Quotes by Ronald D. Moore

As CEO of Aetna, I was a buyer of portfolio companies rather than a participant in the value creation process. From the end of the assembly line, what happened in manufacturing wasn't visible to me.

Quotes by Ron Williams

Cliches about supporting the troops are designed to distract from failed policies, policies promoted by powerful special interests that benefit from war, anything to steer the discussion away from the real reasons the war in Iraq will not end anytime...

Quotes by Ron Paul

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.