Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

While I believe in the power of positive thought, I do not believe that you or I can simply psyche ourselves into success or peace of mind.

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• In the back of my mind, I can never forget this could be gone tomorrow - and at this point I think the odds are against me... the chances of succeeding in this business are slim to none; there's only a handful of people that have long careers. You have to put in the work, you can never be satisfied, never take it for granted.

  

  Zac Efron
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• Middle age is when your broad mind and narrow waist begin to change places.

  

  E. Joseph Cossman
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• Love me or hate me, both are in my favour. If you love me, I will always be in your heart, and if you hate me, I will be in your mind.

  

  Qandeel Baloch
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• I know how ridiculous this sounds because of the job I do but I don't believe in romanticism and make-believe.

  

  Laura Marling
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• I have made myself what I am. And I would that I could make the red people as great as the conceptions of my own mind, when I think of the Great Spirit that rules over us all.

  

  Tecumseh
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• We do not believe in immortality because we can prove it, but we try to prove it because we cannot help believing it.

  

  Harriet Martineau
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• A curious mind is the most important attribute any man or woman can possess.

  

  M. J. Rose
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• Put your mind on the gospel. And remember - there's one God for all.

  

  Mahalia Jackson
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• I firmly believe that we can protect taxpayer dollars, bus drivers' jobs, and the safety of our students. We just need a mayor who actually cares about all three.

  

  Sal Albanese
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• I don't believe that we should limit waterboarding - or, quite frankly, any other alternative torture technique - if it means saving Americans' lives.

  

  Aaron Schock
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• So wearing a corset certainly changes your state of mind.

  

  Radha Mitchell
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• I don't believe that competitions are important.

  

  Eddie Izzard
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• I have always loved astronomy, and being an astronomer once lurked in the back of my mind. But I was never good at algebra. In fact, I flunked it twice in high school.

  

  Natalie Babbitt
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• If someone has been bad to me, I believe in being good to that person. It's my way of getting back. Because that person is going to feel guilty about it.

  

  Madhuri Dixit
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• Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.

  

  Madonna Breakfast Club
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• When time and space and change converge, we find place. We arrive in Place when we resolve things. Place is peace of mind and understanding. Place is knowledge of self. Place is resolution.

  

  Abdullah Ibrahim
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• Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

  

  T. D. Jakes
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• Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

  

  Larry Bird
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• People are so influenced by the media that they really believe a 38-24-45 plastic-surgery body is normal, and they can't understand why a body would possibly have cellulite or bumps.

  

  Barbie Ferreira
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• 117: It goes against the grain of modern education to teach children to program. What fun is there to making plans, acquiring discipline in organizing thoughts, devoting attention to detail and, learning to be self-critical?

  

  Alan Perlis
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• And if I let myself down, appear on stage when I'm not looking my best, it's not fun for me. I just beat myself up about it.

  

  Gwen Stefani No Doubt
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• The real damper on employee engagement is the soggy, cold blanket of centralized authority. In most companies, power cascades downwards from the CEO. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack even the power to rebel against egocentric and tyrannical supervisors.

  

  Gary Hamel
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• You might pitch a ball on the off stump and think you have bowled a good ball and he walks across and hits it for two behind midwicket. His bat looks so heavy but he just waves it around like it's a toothpick.

  

  Brett Lee
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• While I believe in the power of positive thought, I do not believe that you or I can simply psyche ourselves into success or peace of mind.

  

  Stephen Covey
  • Believe
  • Mind
  • Thoughts