You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Putting first things first means organizing and executing around your most important priorities. It is living and being driven by the principles… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The universal elements are integrity, vision, discipline, passion, governed by conscience. Conscience has been educated through studying and pondering the universal, timeless… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
By centering our lives on correct principles and creating a balanced focus between doing and increasing our ability to do, we become… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
As a principle-centered person you try to stand apart from the emotion of the situation and from other factors that would act… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
By centering our lives on timeless, unchanging principles, we create a fundamental paradigm of effective living. It is the center that puts… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If I were to summarize in one sentence the single most important principle I have learned in the field of interpersonal relations,… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I see myself living by correct principles and accomplishing worthy purposes. One of my favorite quotes is, "The greatest battles of life… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I believe that correct principles are natural laws, and that God, the Creator and Father of us all, is the source of… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I believe that God is the source of all the universal, timeless principles. And to Him, I give all the credit and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time? — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Actually I did not invent the seven habits, they are universal principles and most of what I wrote about is just common… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
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… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Empathic listening takes time, but it doesn't take anywhere near as much time as it takes to back up and correct misunderstandings when you're… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The fire inside people is like a match; the way to ignite that flame is initially through friction, then other matches are lit through… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people struggle with life balance simply because they haven't paid the price to decide what is really important to them. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Highly proactive people don't blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice. — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
Most people define greatness through wealth and popularity and position in the corner office. But what I call everyday greatness comes from character and… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
