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Principles Quotes by Stephen Covey

65 Principles quotes by Stephen Covey

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Covey explains that solid principles are like roots, allowing private victories to grow before public ones appear. He emphasizes trust in relationships, putting first things first, and using a personal mission statement to guide choices. He also notes that change, choice, and principles are the three constants that shape a balanced life.

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While values drive behaviors, principles govern consequences.

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Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences.

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Values determine behavior; Principles determine the consequences of behavior.

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Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust.

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We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles.

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Principles are the territory. Values are maps.

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There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles.

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Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.

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Every person in the organization must change inside their hearts and minds, so that they themselves become principle centred.

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Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.

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Principles don't die. They aren't here one day and gone the next. They can't be destroyed by fire, earthquake or theft. Principles…

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Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors.

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I win the private victory when I have made my mind up and commit to live by correct principles and to serve…

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Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family…

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My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on…

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While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing…

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Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves…

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By centering our lives on correct principles and creating a balanced focus between doing and increasing our ability to do, we become…

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There are principles that govern human effectiveness - natural laws in the human dimension that are just as real, just as unchanging…

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I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular…

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Humility is the mother of all virtues: the humble in spirit progress and are blessed because they willingly submit to higher powers…

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It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person…

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Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common…

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I believe that God is the source of all the universal, timeless principles. And to Him, I give all the credit and…

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Intrinsic security doesn't come from what other people think of us or how they treat us. It doesn't come from our circumstance…

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Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock…

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If you want to achieve your highest aspirations and overcome your greatest challenges, identify and apply the principle or natural law that…

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Once we are self-aware, we must choose purposes and principles to live by; otherwise the vacuum will be filled, and we will…

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People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else…

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You may be good, but what are you good for? You've got to be good for something. You've got to be about…

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To me, the essence of keeping the soul nourished is obedience to one's conscience. I don't think that the soul can be…

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As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act…

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Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all.

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When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.

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The solutions to our problems are and always will be based upon universal, timeless, self-evident principles common to every enduring, prospering society…

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Principles are deep fundamental truths... lightly interwoven threads running with exactness, consistency, beauty and strength through the fabric of life.

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By centering our lives on timeless, unchanging principles, we create a fundamental paradigm of effective living. It is the center that puts…

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Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.

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Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.

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What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

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To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us.

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Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice.

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