Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.

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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.
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I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were.
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Trials by the adversarial contest must in time go the way of the ancient trial by battle and blood.
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It is totally unacceptable that there are countries with no paediatric cardiac surgeries.
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A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion.
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Culture constitutes an essential element of social and political liberation. As people rise up across the Middle East and North Africa, the diversity of their cultures is not only the means but also the ultimate goal of their liberation and their freedom.
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And also I didn't want my future to be just sitting in a room and be imprisoned in my four walls and just cooking and giving birth to children. I didn't want to see my life in that way.
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For most of my 20s, I looked like I was 12. Now that I'm pushing 40, I guess I look closer to... 15? It must be my macrobiotic diet. Oh, wait, except that I don't have one of those.
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That MySpace is the story of the year. Everyone but my mother is on it.
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Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
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We have a mantra: don't be evil, which is to do the best things we know how for our users, for our customers, for everyone. So I think if we were known for that, it would be a wonderful thing.
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I have to say that after chemotherapy, Barbara Boxer just isn't that scary anymore.
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We need a great president.
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I'm such a grandma. I don't tweet; I don't have a Facebook page.
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I started writing my first book for young people when I was in college. I was only a couple of years out of my teens when I began; I felt closer to that experience than I did as an adult. But I've always been drawn to stories about young people.
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Good and bad - this is the story of my life.
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You remember had this gigantic clock in the arena showing the size of the national debt. And Paul told America, if you elect Republicans, we can fix that. But, if Paul Ryan was being honest, he would've pointed to the debt clock and said, we built that.
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I like that the art world isn't regulated.
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Any disease could be healed in a matter of days - any disease - if distraction from it could occur and a different vibration dominate.
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Not only do people stop me on the street to say, 'We're walking, we're walking', but I have actually been in restaurants where the hostess was saying it to customers.
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I feel that everything I do in my life I can do in a shorter time than most men can. It's the quality, not the quantity.
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When you don't come from struggle, gaining appreciation is a quality that's difficult to come by.
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Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create.