Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Management is clearly different from leadership. Leadership is primarily a high-powered, right-brain activity. It's more of an art it's based on a philosophy. You have to ask the ultimate questions of life when you're dealing with personal leadership issues.
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North Korea is not an undeveloped country; it is a country that has fallen out of the developed world.
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I hope that on my tombstone it says 'Born 1933, died 2043.' I hope that's my legacy.
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The most important thing to me with any politician is that they don't start wars, but education is a big part of that, too, because educated people are less likely to do stupid, violent things.
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Any story hits you harder if the person delivering it doesn't sound like some news robot but in fact sounds like a real person having the reactions a real person would.
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If you don't ponder the end of the world on a regular basis, I don't think you're really human.
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Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?
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As a universal history of philosophy, the history of philosophy must become one great unity.
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Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
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Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be.
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So, for me the town hall meetings are really an opportunity to engage in two-way dialogue with people, and they've been very helpful.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Do not imagine that what we have said of the insufficiency of our understanding and of its limited extent is an assertion founded only on the Bible: for philosophers likewise assert the same, and perfectly understand it,- without having regard to any religion or opinion.
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Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person.
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I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.
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Williams really does feel like a family, and I have built up very good relationships with people here; in fact, some of my best friends work for Williams. A friendly atmosphere can really help on the track as well because I feel like I can communicate freely with the team.
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Russian Parliament today is a bunch of puppets that just fall in with the instructions from Kremlin.
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When I heard Flying Lotus, I was like, 'Wow, okay, everything can be off the grid.'
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Some people have theorized that I lurched to prove myself intellectually. But it was not any lurch. It was more a kind of awakening.
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What you don't know intrigues you more than what you do know.
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I'm always looking to do different roles and play around a little bit. That's always the fun part of my job.
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I was a huge Beatles fan. The Stones, Dylan. Later on, I got into Stevie Wonder, and Bill Withers - he's one of my heroes. Al Green, too.
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What could be more important to the pursuit of happiness than the right to choose your spouse without asking a Washington politician for permission?
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TV has the unique opportunity to take musicals, live events, so it has that feeling and excitement and spontaneity, but still has a camera between you and what you are watching.
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Management is clearly different from leadership. Leadership is primarily a high-powered, right-brain activity. It's more of an art it's based on a philosophy. You have to ask the ultimate questions of life when you're dealing with personal leadership issues.
