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- Most of us think we don't have enough time to exercise. What a distorted paradigm! We don't have time not to. We're talking about three…
- The only thing that endures over time is the 'Law of the Farm.' You must prepare the ground, plant the seed, cultivate, and water if…
- How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.
- The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around…
- The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.
- The environment you fashion out of your thoughts, your beliefs, your ideals, your philosophy is the only climate you will ever live in. The key…
- Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren't important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by…
- While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with people.
- Trust is the highest form of human motivation. It brings out the very best in people. But it takes time and patience.
- Empathy takes time, and efficiency is for things, not people.
- 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 already…
- Too many vacations that last too long, too many movies, too much TV, too much video game playing - too much undisciplined leisure time in…
- We accomplish all that we do through delegation - either to time or to other people.
- People and their managers are working so hard to be sure things are done right, that they have hardly have time to decide if they…
- Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass.…
- As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently.
- We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
- We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good…
- The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.
- 'Efficient' scheduling and control of time are often counterproductive. The efficiency focus creates expectations that clash with the opportunities to develop rich relationships, to meet…
- What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?
- Make time for planning: Wars are won in the general's tent.
- As we create synergy among the roles of our lives, there's more of us to put into the time we have.
- Time management is a misnomer, the challenge is to manage ourselves.
- Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional, you…
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- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right degree and… — Aristotle
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- For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does… — Aristotle
- The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. — Aristotle
- We praise a man who feels angry on the right grounds and against the right persons and also in the right manner… — Aristotle
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