Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
We tend to get what we expect - both from ourselves and from others. When we expect more, we tend to get more; when we expect less, we tend to get less.
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There's a humble beauty about listening to period instruments that I like.
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The more closely you get in touch with your dreams, the more able you are to make them real. The more vividly you consider how you want your world to be, the more real and effective tools you will have for making it so.
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It disturbed me that the music industry had gone down the drain, even though people were listening to more music than ever and from a greater diversity of artists.
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When I am myself, I am happy and have a good result.
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A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18.
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I believe that I'm an actor to this day because of 'Star Wars.' I saw 'Star Wars' as a child, and I was completely enamored by it.
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False modesty is better than none.
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When ordinary people decide to do extraordinary things they transform their lives and the lives of others around them.
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The fastest way to improve your relationships is to make others feel important in every way possible.
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Wouldn't it be great to see a line in all movie credits that truthfully says, 'Nobody was harmed in the making of this film, and at the cast party, all animals got a belly belly belly rub.'
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Faith is the solid, unshakable confidence in God which is built upon assurance that He is faithful to His promises.
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Because time itself is like a spiral, something special happens on your birthday each year: The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again.
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I hate to express political ideas directly in a book. I don't want my books to be seen as an expression of this or that political idea. At the same time I want to show a kind of rebellion and transgression, something further.
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I’m a photographer; I’m not a social worker. I’m a black dude and I will do the kind of work I want to do. I know what it’s like to be a black guy.
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I don’t expect success. I prepare for it.
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Sarcasm doesn't grow on the same stalk as humility.
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We tend to get what we expect - both from ourselves and from others. When we expect more, we tend to get more; when we expect less, we tend to get less.
