Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
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I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.
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The sad thing is that apparently if you want to become the next Premier or the leader, suddenly you've got to shut down your human side.
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Donald Trump has made it clear that he regards Hungary highly.
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When I was born, my father was a copper miner in Butte, Montana. It was a hard-core, blue-collar situation.
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If your response to the first black president is to say they weren't born in this country... you might be a white supremacist.
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Kleenex would have made a mint today.
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Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader.
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It wasn't such a pleasant experience. We went through 14 hours with contractions every two minutes, no epidural, no nothing. Every two minutes, I would pass out. I went to the hospital on Saturday, and Levi was born on Monday.
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When team members openly and passionately share their opinions about a decision, they don't wonder whether anyone is holding back. Then, when the leader has to step in and make a decision because there is no easy consensus, team members will accept that decision because they know that their ideas were heard and considered.
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Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was in South Africa when he was inaugurated as the first president.
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No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.
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I had the misfortune of being born in a horrendous situation.
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I was born in Sweden, and in Sweden we are known for the piracy services.
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I was born and raised in Zambia in 1969. At the time of my birth, blacks were not issued birth certificates, and that law only changed in 1973.
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'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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You always want to try to make something new, and, of course, America is the world leader in economics today.
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The manager has a short-range view; the leader has a long-range perspective.
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As a leader, I believe it's important to have an open door with your staff. Those who want to learn and to grow in their careers will walk through that door and into your life. I encourage people to come and seek me out at 'Frontline' with good ideas, curiosity, and drive.
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Many have had their greatness made for them by their enemies.
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Everybody born comes from the Creator trailing wisps of glory. We come from the Creator with creativity. I think that each one of us is born with creativity.
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You've made love to my mind, now you gotta take me from behind.
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A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can implicitly rely upon him. Often I have known a man to be preferred in stations of honor and profit because he had this reputation: When he said he knew a thing, he knew it, and when he said he would do a thing, he did it.
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Leaders are not born or made - they are self made
