Turning Quotes

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The chief danger of the Church today is that it is trying to get on the same side as the world, instead of turning the… — A B Simpson
Moving to Turkey was the turning point in my life. — Tarkan
It is when one begins to lose the consciousness of freedom, and when the idea of necessity enters the world at all, when there is… — Isak Dinesen
The MagiciansÂ brilliantly explores the hidden underbelly of fantasy and easy magic, taking whatâ€™s simple on the surface and turning it over to show us… — Naomi Novik
Far too long, historians have accepted the claim that the conversion of the Emperor Constantine (ca. 285-337) caused the triumph of Christianity. To the contrary,… — Rodney Stark
Nothing in the world can be compared to the human face. It is a land one can never tire of exploring. There is no greater… — Carl Theodor Dreyer
Good writing ... involves the agony of turning profoundly difficult thoughts into lucid form, then forcing them into the tight-fitting uniform of language, making them… — Pat Conroy
Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood — Chris Hadfield
Religious fundamentalism, even before it eliminates human beings by perpetrating horrendous killings, eliminates God himself, turning him into a mere ideological pretext. — Pope Francis
Repentance is the sweet fruit that comes from faith in the Savior and involves turning toward God and away from sin. — David A. Bednar
There is a purpose to our lives, even if it is sometimes hidden from us, and even if the biggest turning points and heartbreaks only… — Arianna Huffington
Weâ€™re turning everything on the planet into food for humans so weâ€™re cutting down the rainforests, displacing all of the animals, and weâ€™re doing all… — Morgan Freeman
Just as a dancer, turning and turning, may fill the dusty light with the soft swirl of her flying skirts, our weeping willow -- now… — Ted Kooser
Many people are shrinking from the future and from participation in the movement toward a new, expanded reality. And, like homesick travelers abroad, they are… — Margaret Mead
Turning, for them who pass, the common dust Of servile opportunity to gold. — William Wordsworth
Despite all the doom and gloom that constantly assaults our senses, there is a way for us to ransom our lives and reclaim our futures:… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
We are turning our grief into winnable actions. — Mark Ruffalo
Daylight, full of small dancing particles and the one great turning, our souls are dancing with you, without feet, they dance. Can you see them… — Unknown Author
The Holy Night We sate among the stalls at Bethlehem; The dumb kine from their fodder turning them, Softened their horned faces To almost human… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Love is a brilliant illustration of a principle everywhere discoverable: namely, that human reason lives by turning the friction of material forces into the light… — George Santayana

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