Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance, therefore, are your own capabilities. And no one can do it for you. You must cultivate the habit of leadership effectiveness for yourself - and doing so will be the single best investment you will ever make.
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I was in the invasion of Normandy in southern France.
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An efficient government is dangerous in the hands of the wrong man. Sadly, the right sort of man never seems interested in the job.
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It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again.
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We are more casual about qualifying the people we allow to act as advocates in the courtroom than we are about licensing electricians.
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My parents are divorced, and seeing that was really painful for me. Really painful for me. But that's also a big part of why I'm intrigued by the dynamics between people – because I was close to something that fell apart.
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I'm my own hero on the sets; why should I work with other heroes? The Khans did not want to work with me when I started. Why should I work with them now?
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course.
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Discontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
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It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?
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I never intended to box forever, and always planned to move on to do other things.
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The least sexy city is Los Angeles. And it poses as the most sexy. As you grow up, L.A. is being sold to you as home of the bikini-clad party girls. And then you get there, and it's full of very goal-oriented, yoga-obsessed careerists.
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The people themselves, and only the people, determine the rhythm of our fight.
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You don't only have the need to do it well because leading a country is something quite important, but also because I am the first woman I have the obligation to do it the best possible way so my country can continue voting for women in the future. It is a big responsibility.
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I love the ultimate escapism of paranormal and fantasy - all of the otherworldly creatures, magic, and possibilities that transport both reader and writer away from reality for a while - it's such delicious fun!
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I think sexuality is fluid, and we have such a strange relationship to it in this country. It's been so fixed and so controlled for so long.
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Bello è il rossore, ma è incommodo qualche volta.
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If actors could actually make a living doing theater, that would be my first choice. Sitcoms are the closest thing to being onstage in front of an audience.
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That's really important in a producer - a producer that can step up and play a keyboard, play a bass, play a guitar, and help you with things instead of just saying, 'I think this could be better.'
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Globalization means that business strategy and business ethics cannot be separated from each other.
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It was despairing to find out that I am mortal.
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The only person over whom you have direct and immediate control is yourself. The most important assets to develop, preserve and enhance, therefore, are your own capabilities. And no one can do it for you. You must cultivate the habit of leadership effectiveness for yourself - and doing so will be the single best investment you will ever make.
