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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 just play hard on the defensive end. For me, being a good defender is someone who plays very hard on defense and just tries hard.

Quotes by Yuta Watanabe

In the end, I think that people that are not willing to take the risk to fail are not true entrepreneurs.

Quotes by Yossi Vardi

In its Declaration of Independence on May 15, 1948, Israel stretched out its hand in peace to its Arab neighbors, calling for an end to war and bloodshed. In response, seven Arab states invaded Israel. The U.N. resolution that partitioned...

Quotes by Yitzhak Shamir

Bringing an end to mass government surveillance needs to be a central pillar of returning to the principles we have put in jeopardy in the early 21st century.

Quotes by Yochai Benkler

Our problem is not adopting reforms, which we will do without question. It is not reaching an objective, which we will meet. But it is finding an end to the recession.

Quotes by Yiannis Stournaras

Every non-Marxist economic theory that treats human and non-human productive inputs as interchangeable assumes that the dehumanisation of human labour is complete. But if it could ever be completed, the result would be the end of capitalism as a system...

Quotes by Yanis Varoufakis

I wanted to end my career still at the highest level, and Bayern is the highest level.

Quotes by Xabi Alonso

Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure.

Quotes by Xavier Becerra

We have to help young people, because at the end of the day, we won't have an economy if we don't have them.

Quotes by Xavier Niel

A lot of times, you finish a movie, and you're either going, 'Oh, thank God, that's over,' or 'Oh, my God, it's over, and I don't want it to end.'

Quotes by Wyck Godfrey

If you overdo something, you end up typecast. You always have to expand.

Quotes by Wood Harris

Where it all will end, knows God.

Quotes by Wolcott Gibbs

Somewhere out there the world must have an end.

Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska

I'm thankful because all the hard work and sacrifices were worth it in the end.

Quotes by WizKid

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

Winston Churchill

We come to beginnings only at the end.

Quotes by William Throsby Bridges

The insane pursuit of the holy grail of a balanced budget in the end is going to drive the economy into a depression.

Quotes by William Vickrey

He that does good for good's sake seeks neither paradise nor reward, but he is sure of both in the end.

Quotes by William Penn

Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.

Quotes by William Penn

A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it.

Quotes by William Penn

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.