Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.
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I'm waiting for them to come up with a 'Star Trek' thing so they can beam me from my house to the gigs and back.
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What kind of society have we become when children in a great city cannot rely on mothers or fathers for a bowl of cereal in the morning and a brown bag with a sandwich and apple in it for lunch?
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It's true that I love to connect with my fans on the social networking sites, but I try not to go overboard, ever. I just give people a peek into my mind space, but never bombard them with my tweets.
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Most producers I've known were writers first, and writing is a vital part of any game show. You could easily argue that the writing is the key ingredient that makes 'Jeopardy!' so great.
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God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.
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We were born and we die. In between, I think we try to live as best we can.
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I directed the men in our barque to approach near the savages, and hold their arms in readiness to do their duty in case they notice any movement of these people against us.
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For a quarter of a century, I've been playing baseball for pay. It has been pretty good pay, most of the time. The work has been hard, but what of it? It's been risky. I've broken both my legs. I've sprained everything I've got between my ankles and my disposition. I've dislocated my joints and fractured my pride.
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In show business, you had levels. I was at the top of the TV end of it.
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It is in Saudi Arabia's best interest to allow women to fully participate in its society, and this includes the right to vote and run for office.
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Being successful is about professionalism, and chewing gum is unprofessional. Its also a huge pet peeve of mine.
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I have been coaching recently. I coached high school basketball in Arizona, and I hope that more opportunities become available.
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If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer.
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It's important to know what motivates you, not what motivates somebody else.
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I'm a guy who has problems with moderation. All or nothing. Binge and purge. Kill or be killed. Gray is not a color I wear well. I should be dead. I know that. I should not be successful. I know that too. My daily existence is a toss of the coin - one side, fear, the other side, gratitude.
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I'm dying to do a tiny indie and play something totally naturalistic without any sort of constraints on me. Something where I can shock everyone.
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I thank God every day for my family.
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There's always something happening in pretty much every moment of every scene of everything I've ever worked on in longform that's not being expressed or acknowledged.
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I build myself back up and come back stronger. That's what I do.
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It shows there is serious intent on the part of energy companies like SSE to try to get not only the newer technologies like wind well established but also the very new technologies out of the laboratory and on the ground, generating power.
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I have my own production company called Urban Dreams.
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I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.
