Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.
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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.
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Corruption is in society and in every strata of society.
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The voters of Colorado deserve honest, straight-talking elected officials.
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I think theatre at its best looks into the dark corners; clearly, my dark corners are full of doom.
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You can't try to be somebody you're not; that's not style. If someone says, 'Buy this - you'll be stylish,' you won't be stylish because you won't be you. You have to learn who you are first, and that's painful.
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Socialism is practical, in the best sense of the term; a living, vital force of inestimable value to society.
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Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.
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Basketball paid for four years of my education, and I am so proud of that.
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Number one, cash is king... number two, communicate... number three, buy or bury the competition.
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Your initial idea may or may not work, but you have to remember that a failed idea is nothing but a stepping stone to a bigger success.
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It was sort of that in-between area when people don't talk about their personal lives. That's the kind of life I think Kerry would be living now if it weren't for the Lopez character sort of outing her.
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When in doubt, do it.
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We had a tiny budget for 'The Greatest,' which was the opposite of 'Wall Street.' We just kind of went in and did it. You've got four or five takes and then you've got to move on. We didn't even have trailers to stay in or anything.
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My friend had a funny remark; he told me everybody has something – some people have a big butt, some people are insecure and at least you know what it is, even if it's a lump on your head. I know I have a lump on my head.
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I auditioned 5-6 times for 'Dangal.' I was just waiting for the final call, as there were about 15-16 girls who auditioned for the role.
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What has been forgotten is that there were major intellectual breakthroughs in the 1960s, thanks to North American writers of an older generation. There was a rupture in continuity, since most young people influenced by those breakthroughs did not enter the professions.
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From what we've heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They're positive. They're good. He thinks he's got a good vision for America.
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I'm Muslim the way many of my Jewish friends are Jewish: I avoid pork, and I take the big holidays off.
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I'm a people lover. I love interacting with different people as I meet them, and I think people are one of God's greatest creations, I really do. They're interesting and intriguing.
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You're 18 years old, you're in a 7-11, you don't know shit about shit and PULL UP YOUR PANTS!
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The left controls academia, the culture, and the news media.
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Decisions taken by the most democratic institutions in the world are very often wrong.
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Silence is ever speaking; it is the perennial flow of language.
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The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character.
