Stephen Covey Quotes

Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'

Stephen Covey

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LifeWarPeopleProblemsThinkNew

If I'm a phenomenon, it makes me feel like I have no purpose.

Jewel

GoodChallengesLookingFeelAlive

Normally, I'm the one fawning over the man, but in 'Call The Midwife,' I'm the experienced woman.

Jessica Raine

WomanManOverCallMidwife

To join in the political fray, I don't think it convinces anyone. It just becomes a talking point on CNN.

John F. Kelly

ThinkPoliticalTalkingPointJust

I think that the EU with the Lisbon agenda has put the right emphasis on growth and employment.

Angela Merkel

GrowthThinkRightEmploymentAgenda

It's paradoxical, that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn't appeal to anyone.

Andy Rooney

LifeLongGetting OldLivingOld

And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers come from those backgrounds, so does much of the fiction.

Stanley Schmidt

EnoughNowFictionHereComeApply

I think what people are looking for right now is not the kind of pizzazz and pop that perhaps we thought we got in 2008. Certainly, President Obama offered that. What they want now is someone who can work closely with Congress and get things done.

Rob Portman

WorkPeopleLookingThinkThought

I've been really lucky to work with some really great film people in the past, but television works on a much quicker schedule, and it's the TV directors I've worked with that I looked to and became a big fan of.

Michael Weatherly

WorkGreatPastPeopleTelevision

I would love for Rivers Cuomo to listen to my music and see what he thinks.

Mitski

LoveMusicListenSeeRiversWould

Like dreams, statistics are a form of wish fulfillment.

Jean Baudrillard

DreamsWishStatisticsFulfillment

Memory training is not just for the sake of performing party tricks; it's about nurturing something profoundly and essentially human.

Joshua Foer

TrainingMemoryPartyHumanJust

This great imperialistic world called the United States has made us believe that an Oscar is the most important thing in the world for an actor. But if you think about it for five minutes you realise it can't be.

Javier Bardem

GreatWorldBelieveThinkYouActor

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