The miners lost because they had only the constitution. The other side had bayonets. In the end, bayonets always win.
If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.
Someone like John would want to end the Beatle period and start the Yoko period. He wouldn't like either to interfere with the other.
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end; then stop.
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement.
I talk in subjects and verbs, and sort of wind around in concentric circles until I get far enough away from the beginning so that I can call it the end, and it ends.
Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.
From the end spring new beginnings.
Take responsibility. Step up and step in. Because at the end of the day, folks, we are our behaviors.
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.
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.
My ultimate goal is to end up being happy. Most of the time.
I'm just trying to say that it should reassure us that the inevitable traumas of being human do end up producing some good. Otherwise, the human condition is overwhelmingly depressing.
I try to be kind, and I try to reflect that in my comedy, but I'm also incredibly bad at being mean. I can't pull it off effectively, so I always end up reverting back to politeness.
I don't particularly like being pregnant. I like the baby at the end. Pregnancy is a very distant thing for me. I can't seem to believe there's really a baby there. It's such a miracle.
At the end of my life, I have achieved belated fame and recognition in the city of my birth.
I just want to tell you what it's like not to have Planned Parenthood... you have to give your kids Ramen noodles at the end of the month to fill up their little bellies so they won't cry. You have to give them mayonnaise sandwiches. They get very few fruits and vegetables because they're expensive.
I don't want to see crocs end up as boots, bags and belts. We're killing and consuming our wildlife icons.
What appears to be the end of the road may simply be a bend in the road.
I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are she's going to end up looking like me.
