Quotes by Beginnings And Ends The basic meaning of etiquette is to be quick at both the beginning and end and tranquil in the middle. Yamamoto Tsunetomo beginnings-and-ends middle war I've accepted the fact that there's a beginning and end to everything. All species are born, evolve, and then die off. We're going through the 6th great extinction and the large mammals are going first and, you know what - we're large mammals! Yvon Chouinard beginnings-and-ends facts firsts «12