Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.
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First, how do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy? Second, how do we make technology work for us, and not against us - especially when it comes to solving urgent challenges like climate change? Third, how do we keep America safe and lead the world without becoming its policeman?
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Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.
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Life would be very dreary if there were no magic. If the real world were only that veil of tears, I just don't think could get up in the morning.
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Wherever I go I make others feel good, and by doing this, I create life. I am a sting, and a dangerous instrument!
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I never thought of stopping, and I just hated sleeping. I can't imagine having a better life.
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Personally, I don't even read bummer news stories about the environment because it makes me feel helpless to fix anything and reminds me that the general population doesn't treat these issues as an important part of our political life.
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Every policy officer is sworn to protect life, and, under the most extreme circumstances, to take life. It is a staggering responsibility that requires officers to make split second decisions.
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Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.
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In my next life, I'm going to be a rock star. I was a ballerina in my last life.
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You need to experience life to be able to write about friendships, relationships, and heartbreak.
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The Bible is the book of my life. It's the book I live with, the book I live by, the book I want to die by.
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Smile in the mirror. Do that every morning and you'll start to see a big difference in your life.
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I would dare say that most anyone in public life, if they stay in public long enough, is not treated fairly.
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'Tell me, then! What is so important?''Your life! I could not bear that you should lose it!''I feel much the same. Say on.'
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When Life does not find a singer to sing her heart she produces a philosopher to speak her mind.
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It's good to stay as close to real life as you can, and then kind of dress it up.
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One novel that I think is an overriding influence in my life is 'All the King's Men,' the most beautiful book written in the U.S.
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If you can take a piece of life and put it in a song, it's going to be a good song - especially if it's from the heart.
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Back in the Seventies, we had a romantic, poetic vision of the future, like it was in the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey.' It felt as if everything was still ahead of us.
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I started recording because I was always complaining about the records that I was getting of my songs. At least if I did them and messed them up, I wouldn't have anyone else to blame.
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Mi yo ha ido alejándose de mí. Hoy es mi más lejano tú.
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Politicians are trying to attract people to issues.
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I worked my way through the education system and was treated as though I had value.
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A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life.
