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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.

If I didn't ever model? I would be back in Kansas. I would probably end up being a pastry chef. My grandma taught me how to make a pie.

Quotes by Lindsey Wixson

I don't enjoy being in Europe for weeks on end, so I just skip it.

Quotes by Lindsay Davenport

I nurture people's talents because, at the end of it, that's what they're left with. They're left with themselves.

Quotes by Linda Perry

When I was 13 I asked my mother if it was possible for this to end - I'd had enough of it. And that was right about the time that we got a call for 'The Exorcist' interview.

Quotes by Linda Blair

In the end it's about the work, not an award you get for the work.

Quotes by Linda Fiorentino

Times were very hard if you were a poor, politically correct Jewish girl living in the east end of London during the Blitz and you were trying to eke out a living as a hairdresser.

Quotes by Linda Grant

I like the quiet it takes to pursue an idea the way I pursued 'Hamilton,' but I couldn't write a book, because there's no applause at the end of writing a book.

Quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda

In the end, I didn't get a dime of the money I was shortchanged.

Quotes by Lilly Ledbetter

Things start out as hopes and end up as habits.

Quotes by Lillian Hellman

I know I am at the end. I shall never get better, dear.

Quotes by Lillie Langtry

At the end of the day, I'm talented, and there's only one Lil Mama.

Quotes by Lil Mama

My cut is blunt and futuristic, and Nicki Minaj started wearing that bob on her head after she came to my show, so at the end of the day, I know what I do, and I know what I possess,...

Quotes by Lil Mama

I actually always wanted to end up somewhere in music, I just didn't know what.

Quotes by Lil Xan

I got anxiety in April of 2014. I was hospitalized for two weeks, and they didn't know what was wrong with me, and at the end, they gave me a low dosage of Xanax. Before the whole anti-Xanax message in...

Quotes by Lil Xan

I'm not just coming here for a payday. I'm not an old guy at the end of my career looking for a payday. I've got a title to keep.

Quotes by Liam Smith

Since the end of the Cold War, hegemonism has become increasingly unpopular.

Quotes by Li Peng

Being stuck in airports, you always end up buying perfume and sunglasses.

Quotes by Lexa Doig

Lord, when the song wants to pick up and go a little faster towards the end, it's hard for me to resist.

Quotes by Levon Helm

I started off playing my own songs, just because I saw it as a means to an end almost of, 'Right, if you want to play gigs, you have to write your own songs.' I mean, they were absolutely terrible.

Quotes by Lewis Capaldi

Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.

Lewis Carroll

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.