Quarter Turn

Famous quotes containing the words quarter and/or turn:

“The oft-repeated Roman story is written in still legible characters in every quarter of the Old World, and but today, perchance, a new coin is dug up whose inscription repeats and confirms their fame. Some “Judæa Capta,” with a woman mourning under a palm tree, with silent argument and demonstration confirms the pages of history.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Could kinder, more altruistic words come from the mouth of man than “Sure, I’ll help”? They sure could. They would be “It’s my turn to take charge.””
—Mary-Lou Weisman (20th century)