Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist
Letter to Arthur Mizener (12 May 1950); published in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917–1961 (1981) edited by Carlos Baker
Source: Your Job-Hunt Ltd – Advice from an Award-Winning Asian Headhunter (2003), p.109
Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist
Letter to Arthur Mizener (12 May 1950); published in Ernest Hemingway: Selected Letters 1917–1961 (1981) edited by Carlos Baker
“It's not how you start, but it's how you finish.”
Michael Phelps (1985) American swimmer
Upon winning four Gold medals after the silver medal in his first race in Rome 2009.
“Don’t start anything you can’t finish.”
Elfriede Jelinek book The Piano Teacher
The Piano Teacher (1988)
Elia M. Ramollah (1973) founder and leader of the El Yasin Community
The Great Master of Thought (Amen- Vol.3), Observing management
“The war in Iraq was misconceived from start to finish — if it has a finish.”
George Soros (1930) Hungarian-American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist
Speech at the National Press Club (2004)
Context: The war in Iraq was misconceived from start to finish — if it has a finish. It is a war of choice, not of necessity, as President Bush claims. It goes without saying that Saddam was a tyrant, and it is good to be rid of him. But in invading Iraq as we did, without a second UN resolution, we violated international law. By mistreating and even torturing prisoners, we violated the Geneva conventions. President Bush has boasted that we do not need a permission slip from the international community, but our disregard for international law has endangered our security, particularly the security of our troops.
Kanye West (1977) American rapper, singer and songwriter
"School Spirit"
Lyrics, The College Dropout (2004)
“From start to finish, the same Wayne, okay you doin yo thang, but thangs change.”
Lil Wayne (1982) American rapper, singer, record executive and businessman
Wasted
Official Mix tapes, No Ceilings (2009)
“I always finish what i start”
Ally Carter Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Source: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
“What is not started today is never finished tomorrow.”
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German writer, artist, and politician
Edouard Manet (1832–1883) French painter
Quote of Manet c. 1880, recorded by Antonin Proust; as quoted in 'The Importance of Manet's Conceptualization in 'Olympia' and 'The Bar at the Folies-Bergère' http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/manet/arthistory_manet.html, by Charles Moffat, on 'The Art History Archive', c. 2001 <br class="br">1876 - 1883