Turns Quotes

7697 Turns quotes by 4468 unique authors

Ordinary [people] avoid troubles. Extraordinary [people] turn them into advantage. — Unknown Author
There are so many people out there who will tell you that you can't. What you've got to do is turn around and say 'watch… — Layne Beachley
I have heeded the lessons of the wise in that when life kicks me in the head, I turn to it my hind section also. — Wes Fesler
The path to realizing our dreams is never smooth. Invariably we encounter bends, turns, detours, and roadblocks. Sometimes our frustrations make us want to give… — Susan L. Taylor
Passion is a product of the heart. Passion is what helps you when you have a great dream. Passion breeds conviction and turns mediocrity into… — Andy Andrews
From the viewpoint of political power, culture is absolutely vital. So vital, indeed, that power cannot operate without it. It is culture, in the sense… — Terry Eagleton
Our purpose in this project is to begin to turn that fear of cancer, actually America's greatest fear, into a future, not only free of… — Andrew von Eschenbach
I was at number one in Australia with both my album and my single. And then I was told I had cancer. I thought, 'What… — Delta Goodrem
God does not give heed to the ambitiousness of our prayers, because he is always ready to give to us his light, not a visible… — Saint Augustine
I back away from conscious thought and turn the problem over to my unconscious mind. It will scan a broader array of patterns and find… — Arthur Fry
There must be what Mr. Gladstone many years ago called a blessed act of oblivion. We must all turn our backs upon the horrors of… — Winston Churchill
A good idea turns every cog in your mind, making you scared of bed in case the whole machine grinds to a halt. — Trevor Baylis
The people who live in the past must yield to the people who live in the future. Otherwise the world would begin to turn the… — Arnold Bennett
Who will grieve for this woman? Does she not seem too insignificant for our concern? Yet in my heart I never will deny her, Who… — Anna Akhmatova
When you can turn people on their head and shake them and no money falls out, then you know God's saying, "Move on, son." — A. A. Allen
A critic is one who leaves no turn unstoned. — George Bernard Shaw
Most adults don't sing anymore. We have to break that, and start singing the name of the Almighty One, try to cultivate the emotions. We… — Dharma Mittra
Of course, literature is the only spiritual and humane career. Even painting tends to dumness, and music turns people erotic, whereas the more you write… — Virginia Woolf
Remember the high board at the swimming pool? After days of looking up at it you finally climbed the wet steps to the platform. From… — Richard Bach
In pain shall you bring forth children, woman, and you shall turn to your husband and he shall rule over you. And do you not… — Tertullian
Guns turn you boys into pussies, sex change — Lil Wayne
Collaboration, it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that requires effort and practice. — Douglas B. Reeves
I have no sex appeal; if my husband didn't toss and turn, we'd never have had the kid. — Joan Rivers
It's strange because I'm a sex symbol to 14-year-old girls which I guess is not the most helpful situation to be in. But yeah, I've… — Robert Pattinson
Plotting isn't like sex, because you can go back and adjust it afterwards. Whether you plan your story beforehand or not, if the climax turns… — Colin Greenland

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