Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
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I struggle if I have chaos around me, but at the same time, if I don't have it, I'm uncomfortable. It's a strange thing: If I don't have chaos, I create it.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to the next generation - one that embraces these most basic of values, or one that collapses because of their absence.
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In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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After so many years of rejection, I felt acting would have to become a hobby rather than a full-time profession.
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I was interested in making work that physically changed as it circulated through the art world.
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I never thought of having platinum albums and winning awards. I just wanted to write songs and sing when I started out in the music business.
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When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to say it, then go for it. It is so rare when that happens so I think every minute spent fighting for it is always worth it. Even if nothing ends up happening, it's still worth the fight.
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I don't really know what inspires me to write the music I do, but usually, the music will set the tone for the lyrics.
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I have written about the dispossessed, immigrants, the condition of women who do not enjoy the same legal rights as men, the Palestinians who are deprived of their land and condemned to exile.
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My father is my idol, so I always did everything like him. He used to work two jobs and still come home happy every night.
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I read so many things because a colleague or a friend will post something, and I'll be able to learn a tremendous amount only because they drew attention to it. So I try to do that for others, and that's the great thing about social media. It's not always a narcissistic cesspool or waste of time.
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I love my country so much.
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Catchphrases flourish in contemporary American English.
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Growing up on a family farm, I know firsthand the challenges of running a small business... challenges that only seem to be growing for today's entrepreneurs.
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The distinction between the world of commerce and that of 'culture' quickly became the distinction between infrastructure and superstructure, with the former clearly determining the latter.
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I had a very simple life growing up in the farm country outside of Perugia, and biscotti and warm milk with a tiny bit of coffee were a big part of my morning ritual before walking to school.
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I have an assistant in Vancouver to help me with my life.
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I try to look at people like Adele and Norah Jones, who are very successful but don't have to deal with scandals.
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In reality, Republicans have long been at war with clean energy. They have ridiculed investments in solar and wind power, bashed energy-efficiency standards, attacked state moves to promote renewable energy and championed laws that would enshrine taxpayer subsidies for fossil fuels while stripping them from wind and solar.
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However great his outward conformity, the immigrant is not Americanized unless his interests and affections have become deeply rooted here. And we properly demand of the immigrant even more than this. He must be brought into complete harmony with our ideals and aspirations and cooperate with us for their attainment.
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After I finished college, I got a job on Wall Street as a derivatives trader, but after a couple years of it, I was calling in sick in order to work on my novel.
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Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.
