Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Our capacity for production and enjoyment is a function, in the last analysis, of our character, our integrity.
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I want to continue to be me and share with people.
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My mother did all she could to control me, but at age 14 she sent me to a military school.
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Hollywood's got its own particular environment.
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American policies toward Asians reached a nadir in 1924, with the implementation of a law that sought 'to preserve the idea of American homogeneity' and denied admission to the country to most non-whites. Immigration from Asia was banned completely, with the establishment of an 'Asiatic Barred Zone.'
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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'm not selfish. I am where I am because I have worked very hard and have always done my job.
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I met a woman who went through a very difficult personal crisis, and she was really bed-ridden for a long time, and 'Friends' got her through. I met a woman who had a brain injury while living in Europe, and 'Friends' got her through.
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Frank Sinatra took me to a whole new planet. I worked with him until he passed away in '98. He left me his ring. I never take it off. Now, when I go to Sicily, I don't need a passport. I just flash my ring.
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When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world.
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Here is the bread of time to come, Here is its actual stone. The bread Will be our bread, the stone will be Our bed and we shall sleep by night. We shall forget by day, except The moments when we choose to play The imagined pine, the imagined jay.
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It's the exact opposite of my job to take what the government says at face value and say, 'This is the truth because the government says it, and the government never lies.'
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I spent a lot of my life schlepping around New York with people not doing things for me.
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I am absolutely convinced there should be financial and political incentives for states to declare. You shouldn't be the pariah of the world if you say you have Ebola, but in reality this is what happens.
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I'm very insecure.
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Iraq is the central battleground in the war on terror. The terrorists certainly know what is at stake, which is why they are pulling out all the stops to derail our efforts there. They know that a free and democratic Iraq is a serious blow to their interests.
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Nothing that costs only a dollar is not worth having.
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Writing music on your own makes you think a lot about your life. Who are you? Would you change anything about yourself? This is where it comes from.
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Nobody wants a political prisoner, but a political emigrant is no problem.
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I'm always interested in a character who does something and doesn't understand why they've done it.
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We are rich only through what we give, and poor only through what we refuse.
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I just want my audiences to be entertained and feel like they're part of the show. I want to show them a good time and create an experience they're going to enjoy.
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Architecture, by definition, is always standing still.
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Mike Amiri is like my brother.
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Our capacity for production and enjoyment is a function, in the last analysis, of our character, our integrity.
