Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings.

Stephen Covey

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• Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.

  

  M. F. Husain
  • People
  • Time
  • Language

• The intellectual, the man of thought, doubt and analysis, should give the best of himself.

  

  Tahar Ben Jelloun
  • Man
  • Best
  • Doubt

• Marxism is an interpretation of history which explains the progress of society as a product of the expansion of the forces of production of the material means of life, that is, the development of economy.

  

  Earl Browder
  • Life
  • History
  • Society

• My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.

  

  Hansika Motwani
  • Me
  • Mom
  • Talent

• I'm trying to encourage more women to be themselves, rather than what men want them to be. I don't believe in patronizing either sex.

  

  Wendy O. Williams
  • Believe
  • Men
  • Women

• I was about 10 when I got into nuclear science. That was when that spark hit me. It took a few years of research, but when I was 14, I produced my first nuclear-fusion reaction.

  

  Taylor Wilson
  • Science
  • Research
  • Reaction

• I cry at random things, like a flower, or someone giving me a present, or my sister giving me a nice hug.

  

  Naomie Harris
  • Giving
  • Nice
  • Present

• Being on 'The Following' is constantly flying by the seat of my pants. The story can change and the character can change at a moment's notice.

  

  Valorie Curry
  • Character
  • Change
  • Moment

• I've always felt that having a garden is like having a good and loyal friend.

  

  C. Z. Guest
  • Good
  • Friend
  • Garden

• Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?

  

  Abu Bakar Bashir
  • Why
  • Trade
  • Dollar

• I did theater at Carnegie, and in Pittsburgh and New York.

  

  Laura San Giacomo
  • New
  • New York
  • Theater

• My appearance gave me access to a particular kind of world and I'm really grateful for it.

  

  Natalia Vodianova
  • World
  • Me
  • Grateful

• Big Internet companies on average are capable of generating revenue of $1 million per employee, and that compares to 10 to 20 percent of that which is normally generated by traditional offline businesses of comparable size.

  

  Yuri Milner
  • Internet
  • Size
  • Employee

• Why don't you sit right down and stay awhile? We like the same things and I like your style Its not a secret; why do you keep it? I'm just sitting on the shelf

  

  Zooey Deschanel
  • Why
  • Style

• You look at me and see the girl,who lives inside the golden world,but don't believe, that's all there is to see,you'll never know the real me.

  

  Mariah Carey
  • World
  • Believe
  • Real

• MODERATOR 1: Okay. Which designers do you prefer?SECRETARY CLINTON: What designers of clothes?MODERATOR 1: Yes.SECRETARY CLINTON: Would you ever ask a man that question? Laughter, applauseMODERATOR 1: Probably not. Probably not. Applause

  

  Hillary Clinton
  • Question
  • Laughter

• I did not send nor receive anything that was classified at the time.

  

  Hillary Clinton
  • Time

• Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

  

  Angela Kinsey
  • Sacrifice

• There are very few things that I have any patience for that are not at least a little bit humorous.

  

  Elif Batuman
  • Patience
  • Humorous

• Keep in mind that there are computers, that do touch things up. Like when I got a hold of the poster for 'Gold Diggers,' I said: 'Hey, wait a minute! Those aren't my teeth!'

  

  Anna Chlumsky
  • Up
  • Mind
  • Gold

• The voice of an Angel, the Heart of a Lamb, the spirit of a Lioness, the presence of a Goddess, love you R.I.P Whitney Houston.

  

  Wyclef Jean Fugees
  • Heart
  • Spirit
  • Voice

• If you want to learn the true nature of a child you have to watch how she plays. If you want to learn the true nature of an adult you have to watch how she does her job.

  

  Victor LaValle
  • She
  • Job
  • True

• When we're making music together, it's like five men making love-in a very platonic sense. It's very erotic, because your spirits are intermingling, you're becoming one. It's also why it can get so heated. You're tapping into this electricity that's very primal.

  

  Brandon Boyd Incubus
  • Music
  • Men
  • Why

• The person who is truly effective has the humility and reverence to recognize his own perceptual limitations and to appreciate the rich resources available through interaction with the hearts and minds of other human beings.

  

  Stephen Covey
  • Mind
  • Heart
  • Humility