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Turn Quotes

Small pivots and everyday turning points.

This set plays with the word in very different directions, from someone deliberately disconnecting their Wi-Fi to be more selective about what they share, to old-fashioned advice about rising the instant you wake rather than lingering. A lazy man's popcorn pancake trick adds some humor.

When we had to do book reports, I would pick a book that no one read and just make it up and turn that in. I got praised for my imagination.

Quotes by Ahmet Zappa

Every record I do does a little better than the last, which in turn makes me more stressed out.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

There have been a handful of assignments over the years that I've had to turn down due to time constraints, and I was fairly envious when I saw the finished product, beautifully illustrated by someone else.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

Michael Lewis has the amazing ability to take complex formulas and concepts and turn them into page-turners.

Quotes by Adam McKay

Down Quotes

In a time of crisis, there is rational tendency to turn to the writer.

Quotes by A. B. Yehoshua

There are times I turn off my Wi-Fi, and I'm selective about what I want to share with the world now.

Quotes by Zoe Sugg

I don't remember a group in wrestling that hasn't turned on itself. Or they'll turn and then come back and be a group again.

Quotes by Xavier Woods

We cannot allow the bankruptcy of a euro member state like Greece to turn into a second Lehman Brothers.

Quotes by Wolfgang Schauble

There are certain authors that do not turn students on; it is the truth. Homer happens to be one of them.

Quotes by William Scott

Just Quotes

Religious conflict can be the bloodiest and cruelest conflicts that turn people into fanatics.

Quotes by William J. Brennan, Jr.

I pass over the toil and suffering and danger which attended the redemption and cultivation of their lands by the colonists, and turn to their civil condition and to the conduct and history of the government.

Quotes by William H. Wharton

Precisely because intelligent design does not turn the study of biological origins into a Bible-science controversy, intelligent design is a position around which Christians of all stripes can unite.

Quotes by William A. Dembski

When should a college athlete turn pro? Not until he has earned all he can in college as an amateur.

Quotes by Will Rogers

If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once.

Quotes by Walter Scott

Me Quotes

The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.

Quotes by W. C. Fields

Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing.

Quotes by Vladimir Lenin

The establishment will do all they can to block him, so grassroots America's going to have to turn out in droves for Mr. Trump.

Quotes by Virgil Goode

We had no idea that this would turn into a global and public infrastructure.

Quotes by Vint Cerf

I turn left for a living.

Quotes by Victoria Pendleton

More Quotes

These days, everything is magnified very quickly by the media - the slightest slip can turn into a catastrophe.

Quotes by Valerie Trierweiler

Frequently Asked Questions

What's the funniest quote using "turn" in this collection?
The pancake line - "The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves" - is the standout joke here, a classic exaggerated-laziness gag.
Does this collection include political philosophy?
Yes, one quote is a classic statement of socialist theory: "Under socialism all will govern in turn and will soon become accustomed to no one governing." It's presented here as a historical political idea being quoted, not a position this page takes.
Is there practical advice about mornings in this collection?
Yes - one quote is blunt advice against oversleeping: "If you once turn on your side after the hour at which you ought to rise, it is all over. Bolt up at once."
Does "turn" ever refer to digital habits?
Yes, one quote is about deliberately disconnecting: "There are times I turn off my Wi-Fi, and I'm selective about what I want to share with the world now" - a modern reflection on managing what you let into your life.
Where can I find more quotes about stepping away or letting go?
See the Out quotes collection for a related theme.

One historical line reflects on how, under socialism, everyone would govern in turn until no one governed at all, a sharper political use of the word. Explore more short, punchy lines on our just quotes and more quotes pages.