Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
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I read people; that's one of my strengths. It's not that I can't be fooled, but I'm not fooled often.
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When theology erodes and organization crumbles, when the institutional framework of religion begins to break up, the search for a direct experience which people can feel to be religious facilitates the rise of cults.
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For me, whenever I would see a lot of 'black films,' I didn't feel represented in it. I didn't feel connected to the characters or the situations or the humor.
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I really believe you can predict when someone has a great attitude, a real well of talent.
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You can take of a man's money, but when it's all said and done, you've only taken his money.
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I'll say things that are serious and put them in a joke form so people can enjoy them. We laugh to keep from crying.
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All of my main characters have been under 30.
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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.
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Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
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It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.
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I can sometimes feel like I'm an aggressive man inside. I'm not going to show that on social media.
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Like all kids who want to be in action movies, I want to jump out of a speeding car, shoot guns, slide out the side in slow motion like a John Woo movie.
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You are a dear soul who plays polo, and I am a poor Pole who plays solo.
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Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.
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Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when I come out with my own album, it should be me with the creative help of other musicians.
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My life was on the line here and my career and everything I worked for, it was hanging by a thread.
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Golf is about knowledge, and studying another player - more than listening to a teacher - is the best way to get it.
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I'm from a family of teachers. My father would drown me in the bathtub if my daughter didn't graduate from college. I don't care who she is or what she does. Just get the diploma.
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The Muslim world is threatened by religious fanaticism. The Western world is threatened by secular fanaticism.
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The whole life of man is but a point of time; let us enjoy it, therefore, while it lasts, and not spend it to no purpose.
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The only thing that makes change possible is the idea of developing some kind of institution, because the institutions will survive individuals.
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I promise you, every insurgent, freedom fighter, and stray gunman in Iraq who we arrested knew the ropes, knew that the way out was to announce he had been tortured by the Americans, ill treated, or prevented from reading the Koran or eating his breakfast or watching the television.
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I think passion in a physical way goes hand in hand with taste and smell.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions
