Stephen R. Covey

“Businesses, community groups, organizations of every kind—including families—can be proactive. They can combine the creativity and resourcefulness of proactive individuals to create…

— Stephen R. Covey

“that nurtures the self-esteem and self-worth of each, that creates opportunities for each to mature into independence and then gradually into interdependence?…

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“When all you want is a person's body and you don't really want their mind, heart or spirit, you have reduced a…

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“The two additional unique human endowments that enable us to expand our proactivity and to exercise personal leadership in our lives are…

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“Conscience is the endowment that senses our congruence or disparity with correct principles and lifts us toward them—when it’s in shape.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value. Heaven knows how…

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“or past achievements—changes or is no longer there? Had I been more mature, I could have relied on my own intrinsic strength—my…

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“Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. “Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow…

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“Could synergy not create a new script for the next generation—one that is more geared to service and contribution, and is less…

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“Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience,…

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“Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken. As Cecil B. DeMille observed of the principles contained in…

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“Many families are managed on the basis of crises, moods, quick fixes, and instant gratification—not on sound principles. Symptoms surface whenever stress…

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“The term paradigm shift was introduced by Thomas Kuhn in his highly influential landmark book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn shows…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Often, people with a Scarcity Mentality harbor secret hopes that others might suffer misfortune—not terrible misfortune, but acceptable misfortune that would keep…

— Stephen R. Covey

“I am not suggesting that elements of the Personality Ethic—personality growth, communication skill training, and education in the field of influence strategies…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Many people experience a similar fundamental shift in thinking when they face a life-threatening crisis and suddenly see their priorities in a…

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“Leadership is communicating people’s worth and potential so clearly that they are inspired to see it in themselves.” Is that not also…

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“When relationships are strained and the air charged with emotion, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment…

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“Be Proactive. People are responsible for their own choices and have the freedom to choose based on principles and values rather than”

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“When other people disagree with us, we immediately think something is wrong with them. But, as the demonstration shows, sincere, clearheaded people…

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“Widespread distrust in a society…imposes a kind of tax on all forms of economic activity, a tax that high-trust societies do not…

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“Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education. Thoreau taught, “How can we remember our ignorance, which our growth…

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“When I look back on my life nowadays, which I sometimes do, what strikes me most forcibly about it is that what…

— Stephen R. Covey

“It was not the luck of being at the right moment in history that separated Bill Gates, but his proactive response to…

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“Even during the most intense years building Microsoft, he periodically set aside an entire week to unplug for reading and reflection, a…

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“Sincere apologies make deposits; repeated apologies interpreted as insincere make withdrawals. And the quality of the relationship reflects it.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor. HENRY DAVID…

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“People often find themselves achieving victories that are empty, successes that have come at the expense of things they suddenly realize were…

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“referring, for example, to the principle of fairness, out of which our whole concept of equity and justice is developed. Little children…

— Stephen R. Covey

“In the words of both Peter Drucker and Warren Bennis, “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“If my sense of security lies in my reputation or in the things I have, my life will be in a constant…

— Stephen R. Covey

“But you just can’t do it; you simply have to travel the road. You can’t be successful with other people if you…

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“The more closely our maps or paradigms are aligned with these principles or natural laws, the more accurate and functional they will…

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“The great reformer Martin Luther is quoted as saying, “I have so much to do today, I’ll need to spend another hour…

— Stephen R. Covey

“the very problem created the opportunity to build a deep relationship that empowered us to work together as a strong complementary team.”

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“Happiness - in part at least - the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice waht we want for what we…

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“Suddenly I saw things differently, and because I saw differently, I thought differently, I felt differently, I behaved differently.”

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“always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. You can buy a person’s hand, but you…

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“If you want to have more freedom, more latitude in your job, be a more responsible, a more helpful, a more contributing…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Independent people who do not have the maturity to think and actinterdependently may be good individual producers, but they won't be good…

— Stephen R. Covey