"You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go"
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"Unreal friendship may turn to real But real friendship, once ended, cannot be mended"
"In a family argument, if it turns out you are right, apologize at once."
"When you analyze happiness, it turns out that the way you spend your time is extremely important."
"It turns out that there is something more magnificent than nature. It's love."
"Life, it turns out, is infinitely more clever and adaptable than anyone had ever supposed."
"Don't plant your days they turn into weeds"
"For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide."
"Justification by faith is the hinge on which all true religion turns."
"I never turned to drink. It seemed to turn to me."
"Time takes the ugliness and horror out of death and turns it into beauty."
"If you think there's a bogeyman - turn on the light."
"And as it turns out, if one person is praying for you, buckle up. Things can happen."
"Turnarounds seldom turn."
"The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right."
"Love turns work into rest."
"We meet again, at the turn of the tide. A great storm is coming, but the tide has turned."
"When you choose the paradigm of service, it turns everything you do from a job into a gift."
"My language is the common prostitute that I turn into a virgin."
"For me, how I feel about what I wrote down turns into a song."