Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
The first job of a leader-at work or at home-is to inspire trust. It's to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility.
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My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
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I'm a realist and I always have been. Quality training is what I do now; before it was a combination of both quality and quantity. Now I'm not trying to be a world-class athlete, I don't need to train at that level. It's about being fit, fit for life.
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All true happiness, pure joy, sweet bounties, and untroubled pleasure lie in knowledge of God and love of God; they cannot exist without them.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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I can't see how I'd learn to be a better actor from reading reviews.
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At my father's request I took up the study of law at the University of Zurich In 1863.
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Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.
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My bag always weighs a ton. I carry my whole bathroom with me. You never know what's going to happen in a day!
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Genius is a promontory jutting out into the infinite.
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You can cage the singer but not the song.
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You can't get there alone. People have to help you, and I do believe in karma. I believe in paybacks. You get people to help you by telling the truth, by being earnest.
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I'm more comfortable revealing myself than hiding behind metaphors. I respond to artists who reveal something of themselves.
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As a girl I wanted the Cyndi Lauper hairstyle, with the shaved side of the head, or the Sharon Stone perm from 'Total Recall.'
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I have always loved fashion since I was a kid and customized my school uniforms.
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Sydney's a beautiful city. It was a great experience.
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Performance art is going to be the future. Plays on Broadway are so restricted. But performance art is like haikus, just one line thing. And it's more casual but more interesting.
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Friendship multiplies the good of life and divides the evil.
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I just think there's a general interest in the world of computers.
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Generally, writers have very uninteresting lives.
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I have an outdoor kitchen at home in Georgia, and I try to never eat inside.
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If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.
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Jesus has said "Come, blessed of my Father, take the seat in the kingdom prepared for you, because I was hungry you gave me food, I was thirsty you have me drink, I was naked you clothed me, I was homeless you took me home and I was sick you visited me." And we are just doing that.
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The first job of a leader-at work or at home-is to inspire trust. It's to bring out the best in people by entrusting them with meaningful stewardships, and to create an environment in which high-trust interaction inspires creativity and possibility.
