Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes
But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!
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I like films to be complete in their written form.
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We can build the fence. We can triple the border patrol. We can end sanctuary cities by cutting off funding to them. We can end welfare for those here illegally.
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Blessed be Providence which has given to each his toy: the doll to the child, the child to the woman, the woman to the man, the man to the devil!
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We've all heard of the surveys revealing that teenagers think cows lay eggs, and others where children can identify more brand logos than trees, by a staggering margin. My view is that children will form a significant part of the green fightback. They instinctively understand the value of the environment.
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I feel like the luckiest person on the planet. 'Tron' was such a departure for me.
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To dissociate politicians from capitalists is slightly disingenuous, to put it mildly. U.S. lawmakers are competitive and auction themselves to the highest bidder via the lobby system.
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The U.S. has spent billions of dollars on educating and supporting teachers or developing curricula but no resources are applied to 'improving the brain' that a student brings to the classroom.
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I love going to the local market and seeing friends that I grew up with... and having conversations. I love the community of Bayonne.
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We, of our time, have played our part in the perseverance, and we have pledged ourselves to the dead generations who have preserved intact for us this glorious heritage, that we, too, will strive to be faithful to the end, and pass on this tradition unblemished.
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Love somebody. Just one person. And then spread that to two. And as many as you can. You'll see the difference it makes.
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Our platform is a one-stop shop, from marketing and promotion through to ticketing. But even in the early days, in 2006-07, when we were mostly carrying shortform video, we became the premier movie marketing platform.
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Golf is so popular simply because it is the best game in the world at which to be bad.
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If I could find anything blacker than black, I'd use it.
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I tend to latch on to things and not let go.
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No nation ever yet found any inconvenience from too close an inspection into the conduct of its officers, but many have been brought to ruin and reduced to slavery by suffering gradual impositions and abuses.
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I wish someone would redo 'Dune.'
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Most of the stress we feel here in Silicon Valley is self-inflicted.
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There's an amazing movie called 'Los Angeles Plays Itself.'
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You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.
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I try to avoid describing one interpretation of my books. Of course I have an opinion. I have things I want to say, but I don't ever want to limit anybody, to have them say, 'Oh, he said this, so that's what it's about.' I'm happy people bring their own stuff to it.
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With the Tonys it's a little tricky because a lot of the funnier jokes are more insider, so people watching at home may not get a Julie Taymor reference the way that New Yorkers would. So you have to figure out what comedy plays to a large audience and still respect the individuals who are there.
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I loved my boarding school, but I didn't know what I wanted to do. I didn't have a career.
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But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!
