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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 wondered vaguely if this was when it would end, whether I would pull up tonight's darkness like a quilt and be dead and at peace evermore.

Quotes by William Manchester

If you have not chosen the Kingdom of God first, it will in the end make no difference what you have chosen instead.

Quotes by William Law

The thing about working with Peter Jackson is that, at the end of the day, he is a passionate artist.

Quotes by William Kircher

I raised frogs every spring in our house from tadpoles and by end of summer our house was overrun with frogs.

Quotes by William Joyce

To the poet, his travels, his adventures, his loves, his indignations are finally resolved in verse, and this, in the end becomes his permanent, indestructible life.

Quotes by William Jay Smith

The trick about the theater is at the end of the day you cannot take any of it personally.

Quotes by William Ivey Long

Unless there is meaningful change in Syria and an end to the crackdown, President Assad and those around him will find themselves isolated internationally and discredited within Syria.

Quotes by William Hague

The appalling crackdown that we witnessed in Hama and other Syrian cities on 30 and 31 July only erode the regime's legitimacy and increase resentment. In the absence of an end to the senseless violence and a genuine process of...

Quotes by William Hague

Life has a higher end, than to be amused.

Quotes by William Ellery Channing

Waiting for the end, boys, waiting for the end.

Quotes by William Empson

I believe fuel cells could end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine.

Quotes by William Clay Ford, Jr.

They are at the end of the gallery; retired to their tea and scandal, according to their ancient custom.

Quotes by William Congreve

Nor dread nor hope attend a dying animal; a man awaits his end dreading and hoping all.

Quotes by William Butler Yeats

Hence the end of the world should be awaited with all longing by all believers.

Quotes by William Ames

At the end of the day, I grew up wanting to play in the SEC.

Quotes by Will Muschamp

But since day one, we've always been kinda up against it. So at the end, it's not surprising that we were kind of led along for so many months and didn't know what the fate of the show was gonna...

Quotes by Will Arnett

At the end of the day, we're just trying to prevent each other from going mad.

Quotes by Will Champion

The fundamentals are the U.S. is going to end up being a net exporter of natural gas. That's going to be wonderful to help our balance of payments, reduce our dependence on a lot of countries that aren't so crazy...

Quotes by Wilbur Ross

Each weekend I play at least one and maybe two sets of tennis a day. My doubles team was in the finals recently at my tennis club in Palm Beach and lost a tiebreaker after a three-hour match. I must...

Quotes by Wilbur Ross

I like to be able to raise people's consciousness, yes. And to remind that those of us involved in the receiving end of the oppression, we have a duty.

Quotes by Wes Studi

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.