Top 483 Finishing Quotes & Sayings

Humor is anger that was sent to finishing school.

I'm planning on finishing the Gospels at some point.

If the car is capable of finishing eighth, then I want to get the most out of the car and put it eighth. If the car is only capable of finishing 13th to start the year, then that has to be our goal.

I like finishing the games by dominating the opposition.

I'm quite good at finishing, I suppose.

Persistence is important in every endeavor. Whether it's finishing your homework, completing school, working late to finish a project, or "finishing the drill" in sports, winners persist to the point of sacrifice in order to achieve their goals.

Do not plan for ventures before finishing what's at hand.

Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about me finishing high school and finishing college.

For me, it is important to take gaps after finishing a project.

You can work on an album forever, but finishing it is a whole different deal.

Deadlines are things that we pass through on the way to finishing.

By bells and many other similar techniques they (schools) teach that nothing is worth finishing. The gross error of this is progressive: if nothing is worth finishing then by extension nothing is worth starting either. Few children are so thick-skulled they miss the point.

The finishing off of the encircled enemy army is to be left to the Luftwaffe.

Actually, I have an interest in finishing my Ph.D., but I just know I never will.

After finishing my college, I wanted to do something related to the media.

Finishing what you started is important.

I've always believed in finishing where you started. I think there's a lot to be said with that.

A finishing move is an important part of one's character - and sometimes success.

Perfume is the indispensable complement to the personality of women, the finishing touch on a dress.

And if you worry that not finishing the food on your plate is a slap in the face of all the hungry people everywhere, you are not living in reality. The truth is that you either throw the food out or you throw it in, but either way it turns to waste. World hunger will not be solved by finishing the garlic mashed potatoes on your plate.

The merit in action lies in finishing it to the end.

A lot of UFC fighters dream of getting in there and finishing a fight in the first round.

Finishing second in the Olympics gets you silver. Finishing second in politics gets you oblivion.

When I started playing well all I wanted to do was win. Which was a problem. When it became clear I wasn't going to win, I would get fed up. I played poorly on a few Sundays, finishing 50th because I wasn't interested in finishing 30th. But I've learned not to do that.

Yes, it has made me happier. Finishing them has made me happier. Before I wrote the Potter books, I'd never finished a novel. I came close to finishing two.

Where I'm from, you focus on finishing school. Even finishing college is seen as a stretch - you just get a job after school, and that's it.

I'm finishing my Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance history.

The finishing stroke of all sorrow.

When I visit schools and talk to students about writing, I give them one word of advice and I give it to them quickly and loudly-FINISH! Starting something is easier than finishing it. You must have discipline to go from a few sentences, to a few paragraphs, to a piece of writing that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Finishing something bridges the difference between someone who has talent and one who does not. My best advice? Apply the seat of your pants to the seat of your chair-and finish. FINISH!

Me not finishing school - in my head, I still have this insecurity when I'm talking to someone educated.

I can imagine finishing my career at Chelsea.

Makeup is the finishing touch, the final accessory.

I like finishing a movie and having this living, breathing thing.

I work on my finishing every day in training.

Part of me regrets not finishing college.

I was bangin’ 7 gram rocks and finishing them because that’s how I roll

Here's the secret to finishing that first book. Don't rewrite as you go.

The hard part about writing a novel is finishing it.

I always like to get that finishing blow and satisfy the crowd.

We are not even close to finishing the basic dream of what the PC can be.

I have the wonderful pleasure of finishing the book and closing it. And I don't read them later.

I would say [I love] writing, because lately I've been finishing my book.

Usually after finishing a novel, I have a head full of bad ideas for the next one.

Finishing something is the hardest part. You know it's not as good as you hoped. You know there are plot problems. You know that by finishing it, you're saying - even if only to yourself - 'This is the best I can do.' And because it's not perfect, that's really hard.

Sure, finishing last has negative connotations. But finishing second-to-last or last is still losing.

You know, I started this process of being a football player and I'm going to make it to the NFL very soon and I plan on finishing that. And by 'finishing that,' I mean that I'm going to go out and be the best that I can be and put everything forth to make that happen.

Marketing is a race without a finishing line

I seen myself finishing everything off in the Super Bowl.

They are called finishing-schools and the name tells accurately what they are. They finish everything.

A lot of people take shortcuts in terms of using athleticism and defensive tactics to try and have the right game plan to go out there and win in the mixed martial arts 10-point must system. The finishing ability is put aside a little bit. But to learn to really finish takes more skill. It comes down to finishing. I go out and finish people.

Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

When I was finishing guys, the media was on me like crazy.

The difficult part was to tell the world that I was finishing.

I know I'm skillful and capable of finishing fights.

To me, beauty and makeup and color is like the finishing touch on everything.

I realized the secret to success is finishing! And not just finishing, but finishing strong!

I love 'Sunday in the Park with George.' I saw that when I was just, just starting theater school, and I remember singing 'Finishing the Hat' or at least reading the lyrics to 'Finishing the Hat' and other songs from 'Sunday in the Park with George' to my mom to try to explain why I wanted to be an artist.

I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.

Starting is easy. Finishing is hard.

We always marry someone for the purpose of finishing our childhood.