Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
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Even in this globalised world, London is still the standard for our times. The city has embraced the world's diversity and represents the finest in human achievements.
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Gee I don't know, I just want to get home.
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When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
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The viewer must bring their own view to a photograph.
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Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New York where a musical revolution was taking place - folk music, rock n' roll, gospel music. My sister taught me to sing. My brothers taught me to play.
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Well, we don't take money from people and then show the product. It has to be a product that we like anyway, and that's true for all five of us, which is one of the really nice things about the way we make the show.
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When men are full of envy they disparage everything, whether it be good or bad.
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I adore anything Michael Alexis writes.
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A classical work doesn't ever have to be understood entirely. But those who are educated and who are still educating themselves must desire to learn more and more from it.
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If we continue doing the right things in Africa, we can create a very exciting and competitive global market here.
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I pretty much look like an identical twin of my mom.
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A soul preoccupied with great ideas best performs small duties.
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Hollywood, that whole industry, is a lot like a really small town. You bump into the same people all the time. I think Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon can be played with anyone and everyone in Hollywood.
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A fundamental American question is, 'What's the big idea?'
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A musician cannot move others unless he too is moved. He must of necessity feel all of the affects that he hopes to arouse in his audience, for the revealing of his own humour will stimulate a like humour in the listener.
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I am not asking anyone to accept Christianity if his best reasoning tells him that the weight of the evidence is against it.
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Oh mercy, mercy me.Ah things ain't what they used to be.What about this overcrowded land?How much more abuse from man can she stand?Oh, na na...My sweet Lord... No.
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And I'm sorry about the phone call and needing youSome decisions you don't makeI guess it's just like breathing or not wanting toThere are some things you can't fake
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I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.
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The actor that taught me the most was Bernie Mac. I did my first big budget studio film with he and Angela Bassett, 'Mr. 3000' for Disney. Bernie taught me by example what creates success is humility and hard work.
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I could hunker down by myself and listen closely to mixes, but then to be able to have a sounding board of peers to get advice and feedback.
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I think that anybody coming out and saying, 'This is who I am, and let me show it to you...' is good for the world.
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If only I had the magic self of babyhood when I remembered what it was like before I was born, I wouldnt worry about death now knowing both to be the same empty dream.
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It takes humility to seek feedback. It takes wisdom to understand it, analyze it and appropriately act on it.
