Turning Quotes

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The discovery of gold and silver in America, the extirpation, enslavement and entombment in mines of the aboriginal population, the turning of Africa into a… — Karl Marx
You know how often the turning down this street or that, the accepting or rejecting of an invitation, may deflect the whole current of our… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Hast thou attempted greatnesse? Then go on; Back-turning slackens resolution. — Robert Herrick
These great turning-days of life cast no shadow before, slip by unconsciously. Only a trifle, a little turn of the rudder, and the ship goes… — Rebecca Harding Davis
For piety lies not in being often seen turning a veiled head to stones, nor in approaching every altar, nor in lying prostratebefore the temples… — Lucretius
Language is, in other words, not necessary, but voluntary. If it were necessary, it would have stayed simple; it would not agitate our hearts with… — Mary Oliver
The economy is turning, and credit comes in with a lag, .. To the extent that a number of small firms are finding it difficult… — Alan Greenspan
Tomorrow's leaders not only have dreams, goals and plans. They are willing to work hard and to take responsibility for turning their plans into energy,… — Denis Waitley
God was someone I wound up turning over and over in my mind each night... Was He punishing me with this meal or was He… — David Sedaris
The first sight of Degas' pictures was the turning point of my artistic life. — Mary Cassatt
loved the show as a child and felt I could not do it justice. [on turning down the role of the new Doctor Who — Rowan Atkinson
You looked at Stanford or Harvard, or the University of Colorado, these were powerful engines just turning out people ready to create and grow businesses. — John Hickenlooper
Nevertheless, this one fact should be apparent: turning the other cheek is a bribe. It is a valid form of action for only so long… — Gary North
Conversation opens our views, and gives our faculties a more vigorous play; it puts us upon turning our notions on every side, and holds them… — William Melmoth
I wish I could convey the perfection of a seal slipping into water or a spider monkey swinging from point to point or a lion… — Yann Martel
My art has nothing to do with servicing collectors, it's for living, for turning on with. — David Lee
People now are beginning to cheer for me. I've never heard that before. .. Maybe things are turning a bit. — Alex Rodriguez
My father didn't think being an artist was a respectable or worthy goal for a man. He hoped I would see my way to more… — Richard Diebenkorn
After nightfall the face of the country seems to alter marvelously, and the clear moonlight only intensifies the change. The river gleams like running quicksilver,… — Theodore Roosevelt
To lovers of the wild, these mountains are not a hundred miles away. Their spiritual power and the goodness of the sky make them near,… — John Muir

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