Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way.
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When 'our people' get to the point where they can do us some good, they stop being 'our people.'
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I wasn't being bullied at school at this point. I had a group of friends, and I was isolated because I wasn't communicating with my parents. I wasn't telling them what I was going through.
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Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface of the average conscience a still, small voice says to us, something is out of tune.
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I have never anticipated success. I choose work, give it my best shot, and leave it.
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Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
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The key to America's economic future is educating kids as early in their lives as we can.
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I feel, even if someone is blessed with good hair, one needs to follow the basic hair care regime, and that means investing in the correct shampoo, conditioner, and mask.
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I've lost love. I've tried to reclaim a lost love and didn't know how to do it.
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A revenue-neutral carbon tax would benefit all Americans by eliminating the need for costly energy subsidies while promoting a level playing field for energy producers.
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I've been your slave Ever since I've been your babe But before I be your dog I'll see you in your grave.
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Famously, the CIA is somewhere where marriages hardly ever last because it's obviously such a strange lifestyle.
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Art is something that opens up and enhances your emotions and that's what I like to think I'm doing.
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Kids are more drawn to animal characters than human.
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I was actually a poetry major in college before I punted and decided to become a theater major. I wrote the poem that we put on the sauerkraut boxes in the style of Elling.
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Genesis 9 is where the animals went wild, and God gave them wildness. After the flood, that's when he made animals wild. Up until that time, everybody was vegetarian.
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'Star Wars' is so much bigger than any single person involved, so you feel like you want to do that justice and also feel like you want to do justice to that little girl inside me that never saw anyone who looked like her, that person who's starving for representation - it's a lot.
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For tribal man space was the uncontrollable mystery. For technological man it is time that occupies the same role.
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I love all those dark, twisty shows, but my favorite show at the moment is 'Girls.' I love watching it. I've forgot how self-absorbed you can be at 21 years old or whatever.
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I don't mind praying to the Eternal Father, but I must be the only man in the country afflicted with an eternal mother.
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I felt unworthy to play Jesus. I just accepted the responsibility and said, 'What actor wouldn't want to play this role?'
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You're a historian. Tell me if there are any bath-tubs in history. I think they've been frightfully neglected.
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The Greens will threaten the future of our strong economy. They will destroy jobs and put Victorian families at risk.
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Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride says that we are in control, and since our values govern our behavior, we can simply do life our way.
