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The problem of telling contemporary history is that your message gets outdated.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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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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A metafísica é uma consequência de estar mal disposto.
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A few years ago, I found out that there's a lot of Gypsy blood on my mother's side. I'm wild in that way - I've been brought up to do my own thing.
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When I get onstage in a play, I feel very safe, very protected, very fulfilled.
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I see the carnage that NAFTA has caused, I see the carnage. It’s been horrible. ... It’s a suicidal pact for our country. And you know I’ve watched for years.
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While watching him work on the set of the film based on my life - Patch Adams - I saw that whenever there was a stressful moment, Robin would tap into his improvisation style to lighten the mood of cast and crew.
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You do not need to seek freedom in some distant land, for it exists within your own body, heart, mind, and soul.
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions
