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"Hard work spotlights the character of people some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all." »Sam Ewig
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"There is nothing training cannot do. Nothing is above its reach. It can turn bad morals to good; it can destroy bad principles and recreate good ones; it can lift men to angelship." »Mark Twain
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"One good turn deserves another." »Gaius Petronius
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"Beware of the man to whom you have done a good turn." »Lebanese Proverb
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"No one ought to despond in adverse circumstances, for they may turn out to be the cause of good to us.*" »Menander
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"The function of government ought to be: make sure you have good water to drink, somebody picking up the garbage, good roads to drive on, enough electricity to turn your light bulbs and your record player on, and whatever smaller amounts of regulatory assistance is necessary to make this society work." »Frank Zappa, Interview with this submitter, New York City, 5/08/1980
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"Sometimes it is good to fall down so that we can see whether we honourably get up or disgracefully turn into a miserable reptile!" »Mehmet Murat ildan
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"You know when you've read a good book when you turn the last page and feel a little as if you have lost a friend." »Paul Sweeney
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"Whenever evil befalls us, we ought to ask ourselves, after the first suffering, how we can turn it into good. So shall we take occasion, from one bitter root, to raise perhaps many flowers." »Leigh Hunt
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"Smile alot Not only will you turn heads, you'll turn hearts" »Andrea Oldham
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"Creative powers can just as easily turn out to be destructive. It rests solely with the moral personality whether they apply themselves to good things or to bad. And if this is lacking, no teacher can supply it or take its place" »Carl Jung
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"Presidents quickly realize that while a single act might destroy the world they live in, no one single decision can make life suddenly better or can turn history around for good." »Lyndon B. Johnson
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"Never say anything to hurt anyone. Moreover . . . refrain from double talk, from shrewd and canny remarks that are designed to advance our interests at someone's disadvantage. We are to turn our back upon evil, and in every way possible, do good, help people and bring blessings into their lives." »Norman Vincent Peale
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"Naturally intelligent people are like lumps of coal. Eventually, we turn into diamonds, And the people we once envied, turn into coal." »Kevin R. Hutson
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"Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays, good company, good conversation -- what are they They are the happiest people in the world." »William Lyon Phelps
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"Something you need most might be something you turn away from, something you turn away from might be something you regret, and something you regret, in the end, might cost you the one chance you ever had." »Brian Judge
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"Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out." »Art Linkletter
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"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out." »John Wooden
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"Merrill One time, I was at this party... and I was sitting on the couch with Amanda McKinney. She was just sitting there, looking beautiful. So, I lean in to kiss her, and I realize I have gum in my mouth. So, I turn to spit it out and put it in a paper cup. I turn back, and Amanda McKinney throws up all over herself. I knew the moment it happened, it was a miracle. I could have been kissing her when she threw up. It would have scarred me for life. I may never have recovered." »Signs
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"I have not ceased being fearful, but I have ceased to let fear control me. I have accepted fear as a part of life--specifically the fear of change, the fear of the unknown and I have gone ahead despite the pounding in my heart that says turn back, turn back, you'll die if you venture too far." »Erica Jong
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"A good writer is not necessarily a good book critic. No more so than a good drunk is automatically a good bartender." »Jim Bishop
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"The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation, are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others." »William Lyon Phelps
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"That man is good who does good to others if he suffers on account of the good he does, he is very good if he suffers at the hands of those to whom he has done good, then his goodness is so great that it could be enhanced only by greater sufferings and if he should die at their hands, his virtue can go no further it is heroic, it is perfect." »La Bruyere
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"To be good, we must do good and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power." »Tryon Edwards
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"To be good, we must do good; and by doing good we take a sure means of being good, as the use and exercise of the muscles increase their power." »Tryon Edwards
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"turn on, tune in and drop out." »Timothy Leary
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"If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... Regardless of what they say." »Barbara McClintock
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"Guys are like accessories. If you don't like how they turn out, get a new one." »Marissa Biscamp
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"I always tried to turn every disaster into an opportunity." »John Davidson Rockefeller, Sr.
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"You see but your shadow when you turn your back to the sun." »Kahlil Gibran
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