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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.

Our house was destroyed in 1943, and I moved the family to a cottage I owned before the war in the Bavarian Alps. This cottage was meant for a very few people, and at the end of the war, there...

Quotes by Werner Heisenberg

For Germany, the war was like an end game in chess in which she possessed one castle less than her adversary. The loss of the war was as certain as the loss of an end game under these conditions.

Quotes by Werner Heisenberg

Luckily, West End audiences seem to rather like very old people.

Quotes by Wendy Hiller

We have found that the most successful teachers in low-income communities operate like successful leaders. They establish a vision of where their students will be performing at the end of the year that many believe to be unrealistic.

Quotes by Wendy Kopp

If we could truly experience one another, we could end bigotry.

Quotes by Wendy Robie

I've been spared to a large extent the business end of the race stick.

Quotes by Wentworth Miller

Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!

Quotes by Wendelin Van Draanen

I'm trying to do music which inspires the desire to transcend politics, which has a limited and selfish and egoist and unknowledgable end about what anyone knows about existence.

Quotes by Wayne Shorter

When I first started playing in a band, before the Beatles, working bands played standards and they saved their rock material til the end of the night when they were really stretched out. It could be pretty lame.

Quotes by Wayne Kramer

At the end of Season 1 of 'Cheers', it was the lowest rated show in all of network television... So we turn to 'Bill Cosby'; when he came to Thursday night, he just exploded. And once the audience was there,...

Quotes by Warren Littlefield

The fact is most computer roleplaying games that offer a zillion highly specialized skills end up with nine-tenths of a zillion skills that every player quickly realizes aren't worth the experience points to buy.

Quotes by Warren Spector

Yeah, I came in at the end of the Notorious album, played on about five tracks and then we went on a tour. Then we did another album, Big Thing, and then we started writing songs together in 1989.

Quotes by Warren Cuccurullo

I'd end all of the wars. I'd bring all of the troops home and make sure that they're taken care of for life - for what they did protecting our country.

Quotes by Warren G

It was a complex endeavor so without Robert Redford's constant support we wouldn't have gotten to the end.

Quotes by Walter Salles

I will end the lawlessness that's destroying our environment. I will take polluters to court, not to lunch.

Quotes by Walter F. Mondale

The big battle at the end of DW isn't drawn from history, but it's influenced by history, certainly.

Quotes by Walter Jon Williams

'Gaucho' was a struggle for us for a lot of reasons, and in the end, we just sort of survived it.

Quotes by Walter Becker

The art of storytelling is reaching its end because the epic side of truth, wisdom, is dying out.

Quotes by Walter Benjamin

At the end of our NASA careers, no one had a place for us in the military.

Quotes by Wally Schirra

Poetry is like making a joke. If you get one word wrong at the end of a joke, you've lost the whole thing.

Quotes by W. S. Merwin

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.