The first act's doubtful, but we say, it is the last commends the play.
That's what you do when the curtain is falling--you give the line that the audience wants to hear.
A guy as great as Brett Favre has been for the length of time he's been, you would hope that he would be able to leave the game with a positive flavor in his mouth.
In my mind, it is certainly much nicer to end on a high note rather than on a Stout Pig.
You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.
Even if you're going to die, you might as well die pretty.
it so often happens that, when men are convinced that they have to die, a desire to bear themselves well and to leave life's stage with dignity conquers all other sensations.
I just want to go out on a high note, go out on top, and lead my team.
People always remember the second half.
A distinguished man should be as particular about his last words as he is about his last breath. He should write them out on a slip of paper and take the judgment of his friends on them. He should never leave such a thing to the last hour of his life, and trust to an intellectual spurt at the last moment to enable him to say something smart with his latest gasp and launch into eternity with grandeur.
Series finales have that responsibility to leave you feeling good about entire series. You want to feel like the viewer closes the book satisfied. And if you strike out on the finale it skews how you feel about the entire series.
The most emphatic place in a clause or sentence is the end. This is the climax; and, during the momentary pause that follows, that last word continues, as it were, to reverberate in the reader's mind. It has, in fact, the last word.
People remember the last thing you did.
We judge ourselves by our good intentions, but we're judged by our last word.
For me, as a fan, when I read book series, I tend to be the most judgmental of the last book.
A good ending is vital to a picture, the single most important element, because it is what the audience takes with them out of the theater.
I want to finish my career on a high note.
I know that all good things must come to an end and I've had an incredible ride. I just want to end it on the right note.
I believe in picking a strong ending.
Nobody remembers how long anything takes; they only remember how good it was in the end.
When I left Dortmund, I said it's not important what people think when you come in but what they think when you leave.
I always want the last line to be really good, which may sound silly, but I want it to be a last pleasing line.
I'm a true believer in, people only remember you for your last fight.
I wouldn't want to finish my career with the number 20 shirt; I say everything with that.