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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.

By the end of high school, I was interning for no school credit, no money, no nothing, for Jonny Shipes. He was my first entry into going to XXL, being around rappers, meeting Yams and A$AP.

Quotes by Kenny Beats

Ambition never comes to an end.

Quotes by Kenneth Kaunda

Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality.

Quotes by Kenneth Burke

My fantasy is to break up the big banks. I wish we would end 'too big to fail' in our banking system.

Quotes by Kenneth C. Griffin

By the end of the 1970s Britain was in a mess.

Quotes by Kenneth Baker

I'm a fan of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and all these people. If I could end up like Jonah Hill, winding up in a Brad Pitt movie, that would be awesome.

Quotes by Kenan Thompson

The truth is at the beginning of anything and its end are alike touching.

Quotes by Kenko Yoshida

For me, acting is a series of impressions rather than trying to find one line through to the end, which risks becoming more of a presentation.

Quotes by Ken Stott

I remember one of my last shows, the Final Jeopardy! clue was something like 'These two boys' names are top 10 boys' names in the U.S., they both end with the same letter, and they're both names of Jesus' apostles.'...

Quotes by Ken Jennings

I know my Dad's a National League guy. I'm an American League guy. I tell him all the time we got better hitters. He's like well we got better pitchers. I'm like cause you all got those easy outs at...

Quotes by Ken Griffey Jr.

I love art and I think I was destined to end up in some aspect of the arts.

Quotes by Ken Baumann

I would like to end world hunger and create world peace, stop corruption, stop drugs getting to kids.

Quotes by Kelly Preston

For right now, it really is the end. Hopefully in 10 years we'll all be married and have babies.

Quotes by Kelly Rowland

By acquiring all of your furniture from different eras and places and things that are expensive and inexpensive, it will make your end product have a great spirit.

Quotes by Kelly Wearstler

I feel like the networks always end up doing similar stuff at the same time.

Quotes by Kellie Martin

At the end of the day, the Grammys are about recognizing genres that are making an impact.

Quotes by Keith Urban

Even in horror novels where you know most characters aren't going to make it to the end, it's crucial to have fully fleshed-out characters. If you don't do that, the reader doesn't care what happens to them.

Quotes by Kelley Armstrong

I'm doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.

Quotes by Keira Knightley

Look, at the end of the day, we do what we do because it suits us.

Quotes by Keith Flint

One of the best and most challenging books about Orwell is by the socialist literary critic Raymond Williams. As a critic - and, in some ways, as a figure, at least within the academy - Williams was what England had...

Quotes by Keith Gessen

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.