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title: "6 Nearing End Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [As the archaeology of our thought easily shows, man is an invention of recent date. And one perhaps nearing its end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michel-foucault/as-the-archaeology-of-our-thought-easily-shows-man-is-an-invention-of/)

[Michel Foucault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michel-foucault/)

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> [“The more apparent it is that a system is nearing an end, the more reluctant people will be to adhere to its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dale-davidson/the-more-apparent-it-is-that-a-system-is-nearing-an-end-the-more/)

[James Dale Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dale-davidson/)

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> [What usually happens is that when I'm nearing the end of one novel a vague idea about what I want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-quindlen/what-usually-happens-is-that-when-i-m-nearing-the-end-of-one-novel-a/)

[Anna Quindlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-quindlen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b38/anna-quindlen-467_car_what-usually-happens-is-that-when-i-m-ne_538551.jpg)

> [I'm nearing the end of the road and still learning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-wallace/i-m-nearing-the-end-of-the-road-and-still-learning/)

[Mike Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-wallace/)

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> [Hopefully, this statement means we're finally nearing the end of this very long process to take guns and criminality out of politics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-kennedy/hopefully-this-statement-means-we-re-finally-nearing-the-end-of-this/)

[Edward Kennedy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-kennedy/)

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> [I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-burns/i-know-my-life-is-nearing-its-end-and-i-accept-that/)

[Pat Burns](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-burns/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a70/pat-burns-29659_accept_i-know-my-life-is-nearing-its-end-and-i_3071188.png)

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