Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.
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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.
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I think I need security.
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We legitimately walked into 'Anthem' head-on, not paying enough attention to internal band tension.
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There is no way to peace; peace is the way.
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I get really excited about other female acts. I feel inspired when I see another women succeeding in music because it makes me realize that if they can do it, I can do it.
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Divorce isn't one-sided, and I am by no means perfect. Becoming accountable for my role in the relationship was very empowering.
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When our backs are on the wall, that's the time when we enjoy having fun, relax out there, do our thing, don't get the pressure on, see the results, day by day, game by game.
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We don't have any power other than our intellect and our hearts.
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What's weird is the Hot Boys and the whole New Orleans Cash Money thing had a really big impact on the Bay when that was popping off. I don't all the way understand it. I mean, I know that they were big everywhere and had a lot of commercial success in the mid to late '90s, but they were really, really felt in the Bay Area.
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Power has long been regarded as morally corrosive, and we often suspect the intentions of those who seek it.
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Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.
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If I didn't play tennis I don't know where I'd be.
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Music is an extremely powerful force if used properly to uplift people. I believe music should be uplifting and not downgrading... it's a very, very powerful tool.
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People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.
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I love the 2000s because everyone started to love haute couture.
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I don't know many better training grounds than being mayor of San Francisco - those were pretty intense years in terms of reporting and scrutiny.
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Whatever you are, you have the right to get married.
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Verum ubi pro labore desidia, pro continentia et aequitate libido atque superbia invasere, fortuna simul cum moribus immutatur. Ita imperium semper ad optimum quemque a minus bono transfertur. (II)
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In golf, advice is not a big thing. If you don't have the ability, you won't get anywhere no matter how much advice you get. The only thing people can suggest that matters is, be a good person and treat people respectfully. But advice on your game doesn't mean much to me.
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I love what Nick is trying to do. We have a lot of concerns about the sustainability of his approach.
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To try to be happy is to try to build a machine with no other specification than that it shall run noiselessly.
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A happy wife is a happy life.
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My fears and anxieties throughout my whole life have been slowly squeezing my voice.
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If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm.
