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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.

Part of being young is you think gaining 6 lbs. is the end of the world.

Quotes by Melissa McCarthy

When you're the lead actor in a drama, you have 2 1/2 months at the end of a season to do other projects, and everything has to get done in that time.

Quotes by Melina Kanakaredes

As an author you hope your characters have sparks but truly in the end they have minds of their own!

Quotes by Melissa de la Cruz

Over time, I've come to recognize what others bring to the table, and I've developed a much more team-based approach. There's the saying that there is no end to what one can achieve if one doesn't have to take the...

Quotes by Melanne Verveer

Stanley Hauerwas is correct that Judaism insists on the bearing of children because it is essential to Jewish continuity. But to end the matter there is to miss an essential point: if we are to learn to love others, Judaism...

Quotes by Meir Soloveichik

A question is a question at the end of the day. It's up to me if I want to answer them.

Quotes by Mel B

I had to go to an audition for a rather large West End musical set on a Greek island. I didn't realise that you had to go with sheet music to give to the pianist. I took a Mark Bolan...

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

My dad's a lighting director. Growing up in Hollywood, I was around the entertainment industry all the time. I knew I'd end up in show business in some capacity, eventually.

Quotes by Meghan Markle

I'm horrible to live with. I don't clean. My clothes end up wherever I take them off. I forget to flush the toilet.

Quotes by Megan Fox

I come from the theater. Nothing is as difficult as working eight shows a week. Period. End of story.

Quotes by Megan Hilty

'Use Somebody' I posted - it was the end of 2009, around Christmas. That was my first video.

Quotes by Megan Nicole

As a mentor and an advocate, I've seen no end to the ways that childless people can contribute to the lives and well-being of kids - and adults, for that matter.

Quotes by Meghan Daum

For each book, I do end up making a kind of playlist to fit the characters.

Quotes by Meg Cabot

I was a science nerd. I have two science degrees. I enjoyed the sciences, nutrition, so I always modeled part time, thinking it would end.

Quotes by Maye Musk

A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral.

Quotes by Maynard James Keenan

A Conservative party that supports free markets should also advocate the end of corporate welfare.

Quotes by Maxime Bernier

Unfortunately, not all stories end positively.

Quotes by Max von Sydow

I am, at the end of the day, a guy who loves story.

Quotes by Max Landis

Man is in a transition stage; he has 31 pairs of spinal nerves which keys him to the solar month, but the nerves in the so-called cauda-equina - literally horse-tail, at the end of our spinal cord, are still too...

Quotes by Max Heindel

I like to think that at the end of a show, you can just take your costume off and go to the pub.

Quotes by Max Irons

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.