Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional.
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I do have friends who make movies, but for the most part, I never really wanted to feel like I was part of an industry.
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I think it's flattering when people say I'm a role model, but I don't think I am. It depends on your outlook on the word 'role model.' I'm not perfect or anything. I just consider it a great compliment.
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I came from nothing really to something; I came from the gutter to making the gutters.
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You know, my faith is one that admits some doubt.
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Presents don't really mean much to me. I don't want to sound mawkish, but - it was the realization that I have a great many people in my life who really love me, and who I really love.
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Winning is like shaving - you do it every day or you wind up looking like a bum.
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The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution.
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Having a leading man who is actually prettier than you are is quite upsetting.
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In writing a novel about George Sand, I hoped to present her as the talented, beguiling, complicated and occasionally infuriating woman I think she was, but I hope, too, that readers will enjoy the people she surrounded herself with.
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I just think that knowing about your body at any age, whether it's educating yourself on fertility, getting mammograms, going through puberty - whatever it may be, is really important. I just really encourage women empowerment and being comfortable talking about these issues.
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We have to change public perception of ex-convicts. Most Canadians don't realize that when you come out of prison, you're a complete pariah. You can't get a car loan or money from a bank to start a business. So most end up back in prison within 24 months. It's just so wrong. We need to fix this problem.
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I think fish is nice, but then I think that rain is wet, so who am I to judge?
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An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an individual, institution, corporation, product or service.
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In 1962, President Kennedy succeeded in captivating Americans by explaining the advantages of being the first country to reach the moon and the dangers of allowing another nation to beat us there.
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Creativity is not the finding of a thing, but the making something out of it after it is found.
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A North Korea that has the capability to use a nuclear weapon that can reach an American city or those of an ally poses a grave challenge as the U.S. seeks to preserve peace and stability in the region.
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We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story.
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the intimate revelations of young men, or at least the terms in which they express them, are usually plagiaristic and marred by obvious suppressions.
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When one is able to overcome the romantic and emotional attitude, one discovers truth even in the kitchen sink.
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I'm a visual thinker. With almost all of my writing, I start with something that's visual: either the way someone says something that is visual or an actual visual description of a scene and color.
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The rich man... is always sold to the institution which makes him rich.
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I absolutely get thrills from taking on these big guys and recognizing how, behind all their power, they are so empty. I just keep going at it. Each of these balloons does deflate. Ive seen a lot of balloons get deflated in my life.
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A good affirmation has five basic ingredients: it's personal, it's positive, it's present tense, it's visual, and it's emotional.
