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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.

Now I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that, otherwise you end up preaching down.

Quotes by Jerry Spinelli

I don't really write for adults or kids - I don't write for kids, I write about them. I think you need to do that; otherwise, you end up preaching down. You need to listen not so much to the...

Quotes by Jerry Spinelli

Perfection has to do with the end product, but excellence has to do with the process.

Quotes by Jerry Moran

Now I take the summer off, relax, and I know that at the end of July we're gonna start another season.

Quotes by Jerry Orbach

Divorce is not the end of the world. It's worse to stay in an unhealthy marriage. That's a worse example for the children.

Quotes by Jerry Hall

Growing up in Texas, mum had five girls to feed on a very limited budget, so we'd end up eating the same thing until it was gone - some weeks it was carrots.

Quotes by Jerry Hall

It is critical that we pass legislation to dramatically reform our health insurance system, and this reform should include a genuine public option, universal coverage, an end to insurance policy rescissions, and no restrictions against covering people with pre-existing conditions.

Quotes by Jerrold Nadler

In the prequel we're going to tell about the characters before Left Behind, and the book would end with the rapture instead of start with the rapture like the first one did.

Quotes by Jerry B. Jenkins

A loud noise at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.

Quotes by Jerome K. Jerome

It is worth noting that 'too big to fail' is not simply about size. A big institution is 'too big' when there is an expectation that government will do whatever it takes to rescue that institution from failure, thus bestowing...

Quotes by Jerome Powell

It was easy to get wrapped up in some of the negative stuff, but obviously I chose not to. I didn't want to get in trouble and end up in prison where I can't play football. It was as simple...

Quotes by Jermain Defoe

As a minister, you shouldn't imagine you know better than the technical experts in your ministry. In the end you're there to apply the political stamp of approval.

Quotes by Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Sometimes you come up against a mountain and you end up making the mountain seem bigger than God.

Quotes by Jeremy Lin

I don't like characters that are left being jerks at the end of the movie.

Quotes by Jeremy London

Cersei is a character who's done unspeakable things, and yet we also know that she's a mother who's lost her children - that she's been pushed to the end of her tether.

Quotes by Jeremy Podeswa

An Isaac Mizrahi fashion-show ticket signed by Steven Meisel. I rushed up to Meisel at the end of the show and asked him to autograph the card that had his name and seating assignment on it. It was an incredible...

Quotes by Jeremy Scott

I like to be right. I try not to miss the big ideas, forget the little ones, and try to get them right. End of job description.

Quotes by Jeremy Grantham

Using creative expression as a means to a professional end makes me curl up a bit.

Quotes by Jenny Slate

I think that our language, culture, age, fortune, property, and our fame is all a facade. In the end, we're all the same.

Quotes by Jenova Chen

I've established a certain voice over my albums. It can be an obstacle, but in the end, I think it's a strength, because I can build upon that voice, which is ultimately very much mine.

Quotes by Jens Lekman

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.