Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
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Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
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Beauty at 70 years old isn't the same as beauty at 20 years old, but it is stunning nonetheless.
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In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.
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I love music.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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For many people who are so lost in their minds, so much involved in their thought processes, the only moments they have when they are not trapped in that is when they are relating to their animal, their pet.
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For some, being involved in a scene is a great thing because the social element can drive creativity. For me, though, it's never really been like that. It's the opposite. I've always had this instinct to escape.
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I've always thought my soundtracks do pretty good, because they're basically professional equivalents of a mix tape I'd make for you at home.
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I'm a firm believer that the world should be your oyster when you're cooking. People should open themselves to other cuisines - there are a lot of hidden secrets all over the world.
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How do you sustain yourself when all the old structures people looked to for support - religion, family, ethnic solidarity - are crumbling, or feel so false that you refuse to avail yourself of them? What comes next?
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I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
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Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when you assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith.
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There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.
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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
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Putin could no more survive returning Crimea to Ukraine than Bibi Netanyahu could survive giving East Jerusalem back to Jordan.
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I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
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My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?
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Life in community is no less than a necessity for us, an inescapable ‘must’all life created by God exists in communal order and works toward community.
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There is a need for heroism in American life today.
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A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.
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At eight, he had once told his mother that he wanted to paint air.
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Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
