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Value Quotes by Stephen Covey
- Interdependence is a higher value than independence
- The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by…
- We must not let the actions or words of others determine our responses. Magnanimous people make the choice to respond to the indignities of others…
- Valuing differences is what really drives synergy. Do you truly value the mental, emotional, and psychological differences among people? Or do you wish everyone would…
- The essence of synergy is to value differences-to respect them, to build on strengths, to compensate for weaknesses
- If two people have the same opinion, one is unnecessary. ... I don't want to talk, to communicate, with someone who agrees with me; I…
- Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles!
- The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.
- People are your most valuable asset. Only people can be made to appreciate in value.
- The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
- Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all.
- Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value.
- When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.
More Value Quotes
- The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. — Aristotle
- But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place our lives… — Karen Armstrong
- Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily. It must be worked for, studied for, thought for,… — Thomas Arnold
- The extravagant expenditure of public money is an evil not to be measured by the value of that money to the people… — Chester A. Arthur
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- That which has not a real excellency and value in it self, entertains no longer than the giddy Humour which recommended it… — Mary Astell
- You can only get really unpopular decisions through if the electorate is convinced of the value of the environment. That's what natural… — David Attenborough
- I have often wondered how it is that every man loves himself more than all the rest of men, but yet sets… — Marcus Aurelius