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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.

Whatever tension is on set can end up on your face.

Quotes by Lauren Hutton

The end of poetry is not to create a physical condition which shall give pleasure to the mind... The end of poetry is not an after-effect, not a pleasurable memory of itself, but an immediate, constant and even unpleasant insistence...

Quotes by Laura Riding

At the end of the day, it's all about the story.

Quotes by Lashana Lynch

The end of the trial and the 'not guilty' verdicts on all counts, clearing Michael of all charges, mean that he can now concentrate on the future and his art.

Quotes by LaToya Jackson

Rock and Roll has no beginning and no end for it is the very pulse of life itself.

Quotes by Larry Williams

When you write a program for Android, you use the Oracle Java tools for everything, and at the very end, you push a button and say, 'Convert this to Android format.'

Quotes by Larry Ellison

I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National Guard, because I can finally put an end to all those who questioned my motives for enlisting in the Army Reserve at the height...

Quotes by Larry David

In the end, crime doesn't pay.

Quotes by Lane Garrison

We must be part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulance drivers at the bitter end.

Quotes by Lane Kirkland

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Quotes by Lao Tzu

I made that first record in 2008, alongside the EP, but my label at the time waited three years to release it. They thought maybe someone bigger would buy it, but they didn't, so in the end they just released...

Quotes by Lana Del Rey

When I was young I felt really overwhelmed and confused by the desire not to end up in an office, doing something I didn't believe in.

Quotes by Lana Del Rey

We started by playing girls who only married at the end of the picture. We didn't play wives. That came later. But the most dreadful thing was when a star had to play a mother. That was the beginning of...

Quotes by Lana Turner

A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.

Quotes by Lance Morrow

Sometimes, they do a great job covering everyone downfield, so you just have to checkdown and hit a tight end to convert. That's just how we play ball.

Quotes by Lamar Jackson

Like I said before, I'm trying to win at the end of the day.

Quotes by Lamar Jackson

I'm a quarterback at the end of the day. I want to prove that each and every day I go out and practice.

Quotes by Lamar Jackson

At the end of the week, my husband and I do a leftovers dinner, where we have to use whatever's in the fridge. It's sort of a game.

Quotes by Lake Bell

I'm all for trying anything once; otherwise, you end up like David Guetta - reproducing the same formula over and over.

Quotes by Labrinth

At the end of the day, if I become an All-Star, it's because of my teammates.

Quotes by Kyle Lowry

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.