Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.

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I worked with the Neville Brothers for 40-some years on the highway, and up and down since I can remember - funk from New Orleans.
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There's a fast-track if you can do the networking. For some personalities it works, but for mine it doesn't.
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I got lost one time for a couple hours. It was pretty bad. I got lost in a creek, and I couldn't find my way back. The cops even had to come.
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And the idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss.
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A dinosaur out of context is like a character without a story. Worse than that, the character suffers from amnesia.
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If 'Deadwood' had gone on another two years, I wouldn't have got as many movies made.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
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I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.
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That's the way it is with poetry: When it is incomprehensible it seems profound, and when you understand it, it is only ridiculous.
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I'm trying to have some longevity in this business. If that means not working for a while and just picking the right job, so be it.
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No humorist is under any obligation to provide answers and probably if you were to delve into the literary history of humour it's probably all about not providing answers because the humorist essentially says: this is the way things are.
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I really don't have a favorite meal. I eat anything.
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I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
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'Molto Mario' was the show that sparked my entire interest in cooking.
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When I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
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As a kid, I played my share of football in the street or in a vacant lot.
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My giving birth was nothing when I think about all the people in Sri Lanka that have to give birth in a concentration camp.
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He helped make Living Things even more crazy than I wanted it to be. He added old-fashioned piano and classical folk music - that weird otherworldly vibe - all these elements got onto the record.
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I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom.
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From George Washington to George W. Bush, presidents have invoked God's name in the performance of their official duties.
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When team members trust each other and know that everyone is capable of admitting when they're wrong, then conflict becomes nothing more than the pursuit of truth or the best possible answer.
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I get up at 4:30 A.M. pretty much every morning during the week. I work out for an hour and a half. I do weights and I ride the bike, I run or I play tennis. It's my release.
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Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.