“Things don't turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.”

— James A. Garfield

Speech in the House of Representatives (June 1874), in The Life and Public Services of James A. Garfield (1881) by E. E. Brown, p. 437 http://books.google.com/books?id=vCAFAAAAYAAJ
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American politician, 20th President of the United States (i… 1831–1881

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I don't wanna chitter-chat.
Turn it down a little bit
or turn it down flat.
Pump it up when you don't really need it.
Pump it up until you can feel it.”

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“The thing with your heart's desire is that your heart doesn't even know what it desires until it turns up.”

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“It's okay if you turn up just don't turn off my lightyears”

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“Bishops move diagonally. That's why they often turn up where the kings don't expect them to be.”

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“This is your heart. Keep it locked until the chap turns up who has the key.”

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“You turn up your music to hide the noise. Other people turn up their music to hide yours. You turn up yours again. Everyone buys a bigger stereo system. This is the arms race of sound You don't win with a lot of treble.”

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Context: You turn up your music to hide the noise. Other people turn up their music to hide yours. You turn up yours again. Everyone buys a bigger stereo system. This is the arms race of sound You don't win with a lot of treble. This isn't about quality. It's about volume. This isn't about music. This is about winning. You stomp the competition with the bass line. You rattle windows. You drop the melody line, and shout the lyrics. You put in foul language and come down hard on each cussword. You dominate. This is really about power.