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As the adage goes, those who turn a look probably will get into Simon Says’ book, but those who don’t quite turn a look will still get into the party.

There’s an old adage regarding dangerous behavior: It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.

A favorite investment adage says that when a situation is “unsustainable,” it won’t be sustained.

“It’s kind of like the … ‘you don’t know what you have until it’s gone’ adage,” said Norah Eddy, associate director of the Nature Conservancy’s oceans program in California.

The old political adage that “where you stand depends upon where you sit” has been getting aired out in Washington.