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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.

You do anything long enough, and somebody will end up paying attention to it.

Quotes by King Tuff

There was no end to the ways in which nice things are nicer than nasty ones.

Quotes by Kingsley Amis

I just use all the skills that I learned in film school, and I just incorporate them into my sketches. People don't realize that, with a story, there has to be a beginning, middle and end. There has to be...

Quotes by King Bach

The darkroom is just the means to an end.

Quotes by Kim Weston

I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband.

Quotes by Kim Wilde

One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived.

Quotes by Kim Young-ha

Because of the fact I look a lot younger than I really am, I think, I end up getting these girl-next-door roles. I mean, I'm not a Gemma Arterton type as far as I can tell.

Quotes by Kimberley Nixon

I swam across Skaneateles Lake, about a mile, when I was 11 years old. I remember feeling when I was in the middle of the lake that I would be there forever, and having no idea where on shore I'd...

Quotes by Kim Edwards

My dad was a tree surgeon. When I was younger, he was working away five days a week for weeks on end, just trying to get as much money.

Quotes by Kieran Trippier

I really hope acting is going to be my career to the end, but you don't know anything, really, do you?

Quotes by Kierston Wareing

It's just using my size. On the defensive end, it's using my length to disturb the smaller guys. On the offensive end, if there's a post-up advantage, I can take it.

Quotes by Khris Middleton

At the end of the day, all I want to do is protect my kids.

Quotes by Keyshawn Johnson

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

Khalil Gibran

I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.

Khalil Gibran

I'm fascinated by politicians, because I suspect the huge majority of them go into it full of ideas and for the best possible reasons but end up being hijacked.

Quotes by Kevin Whately

Typically in horror films the character just services the plot, and you really are just going from 'point a' to 'point b,' just so that you can end up at 'point c.' They are just sort of stick characters. That's...

Quotes by Kevin Williamson

There's an issue with the Medicare doctor reimbursement rates where at the end of the year every doctor that folks in this country use that provide Medicare services is going to get a 30 percent salary cut.

Quotes by Kevin Yoder

I try to have a lot of influences, which is to say not to have one specific influence too strongly; that can end up badly.

Quotes by Kevin Young

It's really the rare creator who can tell you where he's going to end the season of 22 episodes. That's not bad. That's part of the creative exploration.

Quotes by Kevin Reilly

Towards the end, there weren't that many people watching 'Glee.' So I don't know how many people would then watch a spinoff. We're off the air for a reason.

Quotes by Kevin McHale

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.