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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.

For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions.

Quotes by Najib Razak

If we internationalize everything, we end up with rules that stifle freedom and innovation.

Quotes by Myron Scholes

I have said it many times: the policy of exclusion and the policy of marginalization must end in Iraq.

Quotes by Muqtada al Sadr

God is on my side, and that's all I need. I get up in the morning, I pray to God. I don't pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to...

Quotes by Mr. T

I fear that, in the end, the famous debate among materialists, idealists, and dualists amounts to a merely verbal dispute that is more a matter for the linguist than for the speculative philosopher.

Quotes by Moses Mendelssohn

The moment we put an end to speculation in land, we put an end to making money at the expense of our sons and daughters.

Quotes by Moshe Kahlon

There's a lot of terrible things goin' on all the time, but you gotta try and have some fun in the end.

Quotes by Mose Allison

I wasn't great in class and suffered from dyslexia and ADHD; still do. As a result I could never sit in class listening quietly, and my attention would inevitably end up wandering after a short while.

Quotes by Morfydd Clark

Hiding my migraines on the set may have been my toughest challenge as an actor. There were times when the pain from migraine headaches was so severe that I literally had to crawl across my dressing room floor. But I...

Quotes by Morgan Fairchild

The accident was a horrible thing - but that horrible thing made Chris, at the end of his life, Superman. It's a happy irony if there is such a thing. I'm proud to have known him.

Quotes by Morgan Freeman

If London is the Emerald City, then Los Angeles is what exists at the other end of the yellow brick road.

Quotes by Monika Chiang

As the U.S., the world is questioning why not end it, and so if, in fact, we were to pull out, the world would definitely question why we did this to begin with. But I still believe the world would...

Quotes by Montel Williams

Republics end through luxury; monarchies through poverty.

Quotes by Montesquieu

Truly, I am a woman of the last minute. When I was pregnant, I organised three different hospitals because I couldn't decide where I wanted to have my baby: London, Rome or Paris. In the end, I decided to go...

Quotes by Monica Bellucci

By the end of his life, one has a far easier time picturing Hugh Hefner buying his girlfriend a comfy pair of slippers than one of the satin corsets the Bunnies used to wear.

Quotes by Monica Hesse

Banning hate speech doesn't end racism or antisemitism. Social pressure does that. It becomes socially unacceptable.

Quotes by Mona Eltahawy

I believe that refusing to quit and refusing to fail will trump talent and brilliance in the end.

Quotes by Molly Bloom

Now even the American command is under siege. We are hitting it from the north, east, south and west. We chase them here and they chase us there. But at the end we are the people who are laying siege...

Quotes by Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf

Art is not an end in itself, but a means of addressing humanity.

Quotes by Modest Mussorgsky

Did I end up finding a little blue pill to cure America's electoral dysfunction? Unfortunately, it's not that simple.

Quotes by Mo Rocca

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.