--- title: "23 RosettaBooks Quotes" description: "RosettaBooks has 23 quotes on SMS4Smile. Browse their most insightful sayings." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/rosettabooks-25066_quote_build-inner-character-first-private-vict_1254000.jpg" --- # RosettaBooks **23** quotes in **42** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet ## Quotes by RosettaBooks > [“build inner character first—private victory before public victory.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/build-inner-character-first-private-victory-before-public-victory/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Build Inner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/build-inner-1688188/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bd/rosettabooks-25066_quote_build-inner-character-first-private-vict_1254000.jpg) > [“winning the daily private victory”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/winning-the-daily-private-victory/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Daily](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/daily/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11e/rosettabooks-25066_daily_winning-the-daily-private-victory-318497_3184979.jpg) > [“There is no effectiveness without discipline,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/there-is-no-effectiveness-without-discipline/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d79/rosettabooks-25066_discipline_there-is-no-effectiveness-without-discip_2735902.jpg) > [“He also shared equity, so that when Microsoft won, Microsoft people would win as well.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/he-also-shared-equity-so-that-when-microsoft-won-microsoft-people/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Justice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/justice/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/rosettabooks-25066_justice_he-also-shared-equity-so-that-when-micro_1966455.jpg) > [“Thousands of people could’ve done what Bill Gates did at that moment, but they didn’t. Gates acted upon the moment.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/thousands-of-people-could-ve-done-what-bill-gates-did-at-that-moment/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gates/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be1/rosettabooks-25066_gates_thousands-of-people-could-ve-done-what-b_2399299.jpg) > [“Still, organizations are composed of people, and the more effective those people, the stronger the organization.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/still-organizations-are-composed-of-people-and-the-more-effective/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Effective People](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/effective-people-333213/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ac/rosettabooks-25066_effective-people_still-organizations-are-composed-of-peop_502968.jpg) > [“If you want to have a successful enterprise, you clearly define what you’re trying to accomplish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/if-you-want-to-have-a-successful-enterprise-you-clearly-define-what/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Business](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/business/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/rosettabooks-25066_business_if-you-want-to-have-a-successful-enterpr_1995133.jpg) > [“Covey set out to write a book, not on building great organizations, but on achieving great personal effectiveness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/covey-set-out-to-write-a-book-not-on-building-great-organizations-but/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Book](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18b/rosettabooks-25066_book_covey-set-out-to-write-a-book-not-on-bui_980106.jpg) > [“I’ve seen unhappy marriages where each spouse wants the other to change, where each is confessing the other’s “sins,” where each is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/i-ve-seen-unhappy-marriages-where-each-spouse-wants-the-other-to/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Happy marriage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happy-marriage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/rosettabooks-25066_happy-marriage_i-ve-seen-unhappy-marriages-where-each-s_2604193.jpg) > [“I’ve come to a personal belief that a key ingredient in the West Point recipe is the idea that great leadership begins…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/i-ve-come-to-a-personal-belief-that-a-key-ingredient-in-the-west/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Faith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/faith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a4c/rosettabooks-25066_faith_i-ve-come-to-a-personal-belief-that-a-ke_1076371.jpg) > [“But I think the most important aspect of The 7 Habits—what makes it not just practical, but profound—is its emphasis on building…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/but-i-think-the-most-important-aspect-of-the-7-habits-what-makes-it/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Building character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building-character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/rosettabooks-25066_building-character_but-i-think-the-most-important-aspect-of_13467.jpg) > [“But is it possible that my spouse isn’t the real problem? Could I be empowering my spouse’s weaknesses and making my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/but-is-it-possible-that-my-spouse-isn-t-the-real-problem-could-i-be/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2e/rosettabooks-25066_life_but-is-it-possible-that-my-spouse-isn-t_387169.jpg) > [“Covey found a similar pattern in personal effectiveness: first build upon a strong core of principles that are not open for continuous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/covey-found-a-similar-pattern-in-personal-effectiveness-first-build/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Adventure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adventure/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/rosettabooks-25066_adventure_covey-found-a-similar-pattern-in-persona_2391343.jpg) > [“Covey wrote primarily about building character, not about “achieving success”—and thereby helped people become not just more effective individuals, but better leaders;”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/covey-wrote-primarily-about-building-character-not-about-achieving/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Achieving success](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieving-success/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a2/rosettabooks-25066_achieving-success_covey-wrote-primarily-about-building-cha_570176.jpg) > [“He was the master of being “proactive,” and much to our vexation while growing up, we were never allowed to make excuses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/he-was-the-master-of-being-proactive-and-much-to-our-vexation-while/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Blame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blame/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/915/rosettabooks-25066_quote_he-was-the-master-of-being-proactive-and_1099721.jpg) > [“you want to have a happy marriage, be the kind of person who generates positive energy and sidesteps negative energy rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/you-want-to-have-a-happy-marriage-be-the-kind-of-person-who-generates/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Happiness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/happiness/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/rosettabooks-25066_happiness_you-want-to-have-a-happy-marriage-be-the_1320089.jpg) > [“As we sincerely seek to understand and integrate these principles into our lives, I am convinced we will discover and rediscover the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/as-we-sincerely-seek-to-understand-and-integrate-these-principles/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [First time](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/first-time/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbe/rosettabooks-25066_first-time_as-we-sincerely-seek-to-understand-and-i_1084700.jpg) > [“Habits, too, have tremendous gravity pull—more than most people realize or would admit. Breaking deeply imbedded habitual tendencies such as procrastination, impatience,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/habits-too-have-tremendous-gravity-pull-more-than-most-people-realize/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Discipline](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/discipline/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/334/rosettabooks-25066_discipline_habits-too-have-tremendous-gravity-pull_1362894.jpg) > [“One of the most important variables in whether an enterprise remains great lies in a simple question: what is the truth about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/one-of-the-most-important-variables-in-whether-an-enterprise-remains-2/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Ambition](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ambition/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be4/rosettabooks-25066_ambition_one-of-the-most-important-variables-in-w_2076246.jpg) > [“Whether you feel that your soul is pleased by the conception or contemplation of harmonies, or that your mind is stimulated by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/whether-you-feel-that-your-soul-is-pleased-by-the-conception-or/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Contemplation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/contemplation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c98/rosettabooks-25066_contemplation_whether-you-feel-that-your-soul-is-pleas_177312.jpg) > [“Conflict and differences. People share so much in common, yet are so magnificently different. They think differently; they have different and sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/conflict-and-differences-people-share-so-much-in-common-yet-are-so/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Common denominator](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common-denominator/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53b/rosettabooks-25066_common-denominator_conflict-and-differences-people-share-so_2666214.jpg) > [“     Today we come across an individual who behaves like an automaton, who does not know or understand himself, and the only person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/today-we-come-across-an-individual-who-behaves-like-an-automaton-who/) [RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/) [Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c7/rosettabooks-25066_communication_today-we-come-across-an-individual-who-b_1561976.jpg) > [“Everyone” might say finishing Harvard should be the most important task for a young Bill Gates. 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