Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
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Millions of American families affected by debilitating diseases have new hope today after the U.S. House passed legislation to support potentially life-saving stem cell research.
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It's amazing, it doesn't feel like it has been 10 years since retirement.
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There is no age limit on the enjoyment of sex. It keeps getting better.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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The Internet is fascinating but also stupid in a way. You only see two-dimensional images, and you think you've seen it and know it.
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I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond.
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I never make a trip to the United States without visiting a supermarket. To me they are more fascinating than any fashion salon.
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The landscape is like being there with a powerful personality and I'm searching for just the right angles to make that portrait come across as meaningfully as possible.
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It's hard to be serious in life.
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Working with the same people is so much quicker and frees up your energy for other things.
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I pride myself on being tragically uncool.
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When I grew up, my family, we sat down, all of us to watch 'Good Times,' 'Sanford and Son,' all those shows that were out at that time.
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Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life.
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It was just a moment, and I saw myself. Then I no longer could say what I was.
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When the mind maintains awareness, yet does not mingle with the senses, nor the senses with sense impressions, then self-awareness blossoms.
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The bottom line is the best way to lead is to play well.
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I thought I wanted to be a clown, because what would be better than making people laugh?
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The passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act - or stimulus bill, as it is often called - is a perfect example in which dire circumstances necessitate immediate action. But with such large amounts of taxpayer money at stake, a hastily developed, under-thought-out plan could have been disastrous.
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For me he's just a hoax. It's empty. It's not interesting. It's dead. Citizen Kane, which I have a copy of - is all the critics' darling, always at the top of every poll taken, but I think it's a total bore. Above all, the performances are worthless. The amount of respect that movie's got is absolutely unbelievable.
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The relationships I've had with my girl friends are so powerful and meaningful. Without them I truly don't know what I'd do.
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The thing about the UK is we don't really make that many great movies.
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If we could switch off the aging gene we would. There's no technology that we've had that we haven't used. We are in the capital of staying young forever.
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Stewart Copeland is an amazing drummer. I just wish he didn't think he was amazing. Sting is a lovely bloke. We've become friends. I felt honored to be on stage with him at Live Aid.
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Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. ... Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence.
