- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm compared to Kerouac, I suppose, because he traveled and rejected middle-class values, but the similarities end there.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Pool swimmers are very slim, and they're stronger. Marathon swimmers have to train an awful lot, and they end up losing a bit of muscle mass. So we need to have a bit more fat, though that's not the case with me. Many swimmers have a little bit of extra fat though, so that they can deal with the cold and get through what is an exhausting event.
- Discredit
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- Nov 07, 2020
If, on occasion, the knowledge brought by science leads to an unhappy end, this is not to the discredit of science but is rather an indication of an imperfect ability to use wisely the gifts placed within our hands.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
- Country
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Netherlands is not an immigration country. The annual stream of tens of thousands of newcomers, who largely end up as illegal aliens, must stop.
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
The annual stream of tens of thousands of newcomers, who largely end up as illegal aliens, must stop. Full is full. We're living on a small piece of land here.
- Nov 07, 2020
Home is, in the end, not just the place where you sleep, but the place where you stand.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just kind of like to feel myself into stuff by writing scenes and seeing what characters end up saying.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song no matter how bad they are.
- Nov 07, 2020
What's the problem with 'never?' It keeps you from trying. It ensures that you will fail. End of story.
- Nov 07, 2020
Make your creed simply and broadly out of the revelation of God, and you will keep it to the end.
- End Of The Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
At the end of the day, I'm writing in a genre that isn't highly regarded.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020