Sean Covey Quotes

One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents.

Sean Covey

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• I've never been a partier.

  

  Victoria Justice
  • Never
  • Been

• As the ancient commander addressed his soldiers before battle, so should the moralist speak to men in the struggle of the era.

  

  Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
  • Men
  • Struggle
  • Battle

• I have more friends in New York than Paris.

  

  Karl Lagerfeld
  • Friends
  • New
  • New York

• There was this cereal, and it had a special promotion with a CD inside the box that had a really simple music-making program on it. I got it, and that opened my mind to being able to make music on a computer and seeing all the different layers.

  

  Flume
  • Music
  • Different
  • Mind

• I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.

  

  Dane Cook
  • Different
  • Done
  • Never

• I'm cold in summer. I'm the coldest person ever! It's very ironic I'm never cold in the scripts. Every time I'm shooting, if you don't see a part of me, there are hot water bottles there.

  

  Carice van Houten
  • Time
  • Water
  • Cold

• Failing to engage in conflict is a terrible decision, one that puts our temporary comfort and the avoidance of discomfort ahead of the ultimate goal of our organization.

  

  Patrick Lencioni
  • Decision
  • Goal
  • Organization

• I just picked up a lot of classic-rock, melodic influence from my mom, music that she listened to, like 10,000 Maniacs, Led Zeppelin, REO Speedwagon and Yes.

  

  Yelawolf
  • Up
  • Music
  • She

• My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.

  

  Valerie Trierweiler
  • Feeling
  • Financial
  • Independence

• I get these weird divine feelings. They're, like, so strong I can't shake them.

  

  Odell Beckham, Jr.
  • Strong
  • Feelings
  • Weird

• Bullies always have another target.

  

  Karen Handel
  • Always
  • Another
  • Target

• That's one of the great things about comedy: we can - and should - say the things that other people aren't supposed to say. If we didn't do that, if we didn't push against those limits, we'd just be standing around onstage and yelling.

  

  Zach Galifianakis
  • People
  • Great
  • Comedy

• Growth doesn't hurt. This is what I've learned. In the end, it doesn't hurt. It hurts while it's happening. But in the end, you know, for life, for parenting, and for the arts, it's not a bad - not a bad thing to try for.

  

  Laura Dern
  • Life
  • Bad
  • Hurt

• If I'm extremely bored and I don't have a book with me and I'm being an obnoxious teenager, I'll read 'BuzzFeed' on my phone. But even that just leaves me feeling icky because I think for some reason my comfort zone is to just not really be in the loop about stuff like awards shows or things like that.

  

  Tavi Gevinson
  • Book
  • Feeling
  • Me

• As a heart surgeon I am on constant call, and when not researching or giving lectures, I like to be with my family.

  

  Magdi Yacoub
  • Family
  • Heart
  • Giving

• I think abortion is murder.

  

  Victoria Jackson
  • Think
  • I Think
  • Abortion

• I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.

  

  Inbee Park
  • Good
  • Think
  • Golf

• I think I matured quite early, but what that does mean is I have moments of complete immaturity. When I come home, I don't want to be an actor. I just want to be a kid. I barely even know what money is.

  

  Dakota Blue Richards
  • Money
  • Home
  • Moments

• Lots of people think it was Jimmy Page who had the first fuzzbox. It wasn't, No! it wasn't me either.

  

  Jim Sullivan
  • People

• Never injure a friend, even in jest.

  

  Marcus Tullius Cicero
  • Friend

• The trouble with most people is that they want to know the way and the channels beforehand. They want to tell Supreme Intelligence just how their prayers should be answered. They do not trust the wisdom and ingenuity of God.

  

  Florence Scovel Shinn
  • People
  • God
  • Way

• The National Academy of Sciences would be unable to give a unanimous decision if asked whether the sun would rise tomorrow.

  

  Paul R. Ehrlich
  • Tomorrow
  • Academy
  • ecision

• One of the greatest gifts a parent can give a child is to help them find their talents.

  

  Sean Covey
  • Children
  • Giving
  • Parent