“what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“It is character that communicates most eloquently...In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“When we really, deeply understand each other, we open the door to creative solutions and third alternatives. Our differences are no longer… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Most believe that the key to influence is communication—getting your point across clearly and speaking persuasively. In fact, if you think about… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“When I say empathic listening, I mean listening with intent to understand. I mean seeking first to understand, to really understand. It’s… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“You must be open and influenceable; then ironically, you will also discover an increase in your own power to influence” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Unless there are good feelings between people, reasoning intelligently is almost impossible.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Integrity also means avoiding any communication that is deceptive, full of guile, or beneath the dignity of people. “A lie is any… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“For those filled with regret, perhaps the most needful exercise of proactivity is to realize that past mistakes are also out there in the… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“What lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within us and ahead of us.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. They’re fundamental.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“So I recommend reading literature, such as the inspiring biography of Anwar Sadat, In Search of Identity, and seeing movies like Chariots of Fire… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“My experience has been that there are times to teach and times not to teach. When relationships are strained and the air charged with… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Just as faith without works is dead, so also works without faith.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“FRIEND/ENEMY CENTEREDNESS. Young people are particularly, though certainly not exclusively, susceptible to becoming friend-centered. Acceptance and belonging to a peer group can become almost… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“As a principle-centered person, you see things differently. And because you see things differently, you think differently, you act differently. Because you have a… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“We are free to choose our actions, based on our knowledge of correct principles, but we are not free to choose the consequences of… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.” — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
“Breaking deeply imbedded habitual tendencies such as procrastination, impatience, criticalness, or selfishness that violate basic principles of human effectiveness involves more than a little… — Stephen R. Covey Copy Share Image
