Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
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Kings are more prone to mistrust the good than the bad; and they are always afraid of the virtues of others.
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I was considered an ugly duckling.
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No, I had not read any other comedian's book. Not that I don't enjoy other comedians; I'm just not a reader.
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I will end the history of division and conflict through reconciliation and fairness.
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We must come to the point where we realize the concept of race is a false one. There is only one race, the human race.
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I just have a harder time, I think, feeling close to people without self consciousness.
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There's always going to be someone with a bigger toy than yours.
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Typical news accounts and commentaries about school shootings and rampage killings rarely mention gender.
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The Web provides a very easy way to immediately grasp what's going on. It really offers the transparency, so you can see, especially with the search engine, how people are using Twitter at one glance. The phone doesn't allow for that.
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Technology has changed things, same as everywhere. But the economy has changed drastically. When Jamaica first won independence, our dollar was stronger than the U.S. dollar. Now ours is about 90 to one. That's had a big impact on crime and poverty.
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You have to be very brave in that first writing session.
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I love candy!
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I completely admire my mother for raising a child with cerebral palsy at home.
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When my grandchildren are older and my great-grandchildren start growing up, first of all, I want them to be in Israel. I don't want them to leave the country because they have no choice.
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Asthma doesn't affect me, even though I have it. It can seem like it wants to act up a little if I'm nervous before going on stage, but that's natural to many performers. If I think it's going to be a problem, I just reach for my inhaler.
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Never have a companion that casts you in the shade.
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Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
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With 'Richard,' I was excited to make this film with such an amazing role for an actor. Play a wide range of emotion and really invest myself in the character.
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This is a group effort. This is group theatre. This is no big star turn. You could do things with it to do that but it would just be out of kilter. This is one reason I like this play. This is a unit.
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I am absolutely convinced that the E.U. will still be around. I am convinced the U.K. will be sitting at that table and not negotiating an exit, but being there to stay.
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India demands Home Rule for two reasons, one essential and vital, the other less important but necessary: Firstly, because Freedom is the birthright of every Nation; secondly, because her most important interests are now made subservient to the interests of the British Empire without her consent, and her resources are not utilised for her greatest needs.
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Ethics reform is about restoring the public trust. When that is in doubt, nothing is more important than restoring it.
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Gryffindor leads by eighty points to zero, and look at that Firebolt go! Potter’s really putting it through its paces now, see it turn — Chang’s Comet is just no match for it, the Firebolt’s precision-balance is really noticeable in these long —” “JORDAN! ARE YOU BEING PAID TO ADVERTISE FIREBOLTS? GET ON WITH THE COMMENTARY!
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Do what is important, not what is urgent.
