Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.
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Yet, despite our many advances, our environment is still threatened by a range of problems, including global climate change, energy dependence on unsustainable fossil fuels, and loss of biodiversity.
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I wrote seven Myron Bolitar novels in a row, and I never want to write a Myron book where he just solves a crime. Every one of them I want to be personal, and I want him to grow and change. The problem with that is, it makes the series limited, you can't write a series where a guy is always going through some kind of crisis.
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I'm too self-serious for a comedy.
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I've met people who didn't even know there was a Calvin Klein; they thought it was just the name of a product.
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
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I did an 'Our Town' in San Diego in the seventies with amateurs that I can tear up just thinking about.
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I've never necessarily chosen to be a bachelor. I've had girlfriends throughout the last 20 or 30 years. It's just that there were times when I met people that fascinated me and times I didn't.
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It was really impossible to break through in Russia. We couldn't buy any balls. We really didn't have any courts, no rackets, nothing. And no people to practice with.
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There is an important idea in psychology: The 'just world theory,' which says that it is very important for us to convince ourselves that the world is just and things happen for a reason. That there is some elemental fairness in everything, which creates the illusion of justice.
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By turning your eyes on God in meditation, your whole soul will be filled with God. Begin all your prayers in the presence of God.
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I am a movie fan across the board, though, so if a movie is well done then I love it and it does not really matter what the genre is.
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I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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Gossip is what you say about the objects of flattery when they aren't present.
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I think trust is the most important thing. If the actors and the director and the crew trust each other and you set up perimeters and boundaries, you give everyone space to do great work.
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The only way to have a friend is to be one.
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Ricky Martin is one of my idols in the industry.
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I admired anyone who could unsettle people.
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I don't mean to be funny.
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As soon as something becomes 'trendy,' I go off it. I hate the idea of being a sheep and just following a look because I've been told it's fashionable. Individuality makes the world a much more interesting place.
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A lot of parents pack up their troubles and send them off to summer camp.
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Our minds influence the key activity of the brain, which then influences everything; perception, cognition, thoughts and feelings, personal relationships; they're all a projection of you.
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When I’m alone in my room sometimes I stare at the wall, and in the back of my mind I hear my conscience call.
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I don't mind being it [age 60], I just don't like saying it.
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I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve worthy purposes.
