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title: "9 Turning People Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/les-brown/i-think-of-myself-as-a-catalyst-of-action-and-a-messenger-of-hope/)

[Les Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/les-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a03/les-brown-1868_action_i-think-of-myself-as-a-catalyst-of-actio_927166.png)

> [There were a lot of heads turning when people found out I was doing music and when they found out it was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lucy-hale/there-were-a-lot-of-heads-turning-when-people-found-out-i-was-doing/)

[Lucy Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lucy-hale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/39b/lucy-hale-9604_country_there-were-a-lot-of-heads-turning-when-p_1387690.png)

> [“Rumors are as important as anything. Even if they’re not true, they end up turning people into who they are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-starmer/rumors-are-as-important-as-anything-even-if-they-re-not-true-they-end/)

[Aaron Starmer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-starmer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/aaron-starmer-31273_important_rumors-are-as-important-as-anything-even_2517463.jpg)

> [Our schools and colleges are turning out people who cannot feel fulfilled unless they are telling other people what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/our-schools-and-colleges-are-turning-out-people-who-cannot-feel/)

[Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/thomas-sowell-247_cannot_our-schools-and-colleges-are-turning-out_1298879.jpg)

> [I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ram-dass/i-practice-turning-people-into-trees-which-means-appreciating-them/)

[Ram Dass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ram-dass/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/ram-dass-784_appreciate_i-practice-turning-people-into-trees-whi_636490.png)

> [It's almost charity work, what people have done, turning other people on to my music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mayer/it-s-almost-charity-work-what-people-have-done-turning-other-people/)

[John Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mayer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90c/john-mayer-1620_almost_it-s-almost-charity-work-what-people-hav_1190198.jpg)

> [I'm out doing my deal, I'm turning people on. What's wrong with taking people away from their everyday mundane situation and having…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-m-out-doing-my-deal-i-m-turning-people-on-what-s-wrong-with-taking/)

[Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/589/ozzy-osbourne-685_deals_i-m-out-doing-my-deal-i-m-turning-people_1375163.jpg)

> [With it all independent I feel like we're doing it one person at a time turning people into believers one person at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ryan-montgomery/with-it-all-independent-i-feel-like-we-re-doing-it-one-person-at-a/)

[Ryan Montgomery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ryan-montgomery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/116/ryan-montgomery-15724_believer_with-it-all-independent-i-feel-like-we-r_1410711.jpg)

> [Yes, there's something dangerous about turning people into token social activists. I was thinking about this recently with our pop-culture feminism, when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amandla-stenberg/yes-there-s-something-dangerous-about-turning-people-into-token/)

[Amandla Stenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amandla-stenberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/590/amandla-stenberg-8396_activist_yes-there-s-something-dangerous-about-tu_1166751.jpg)

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