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Values Quotes by Stephen Covey
- I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature that…
- The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It…
- Look at the word responsibility-"response-ability"-the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for…
- Interdependence is a higher value than independence
- You basically get what you reward. If you want to achieve the goals and reflect the values in your mission statement, then you need to…
- In the space between stimulus (what happens) and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. Ultimately, this power to choose is what defines us…
- Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.
- Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
- 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…
- While values drive behaviors, principles govern consequences.
- 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.…
- If you are an effective manager of your self, your discipline comes from within; it is a function of your independent will. You are a…
- 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…
- As human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. We can subordinate feelings…
- Humility is the mother of all virtues. Humility says we are not in control, principles are in control, therefore we submit ourselves to principles. Pride…
- Principles are natural laws that are external to us and that ultimately control the consequences of our actions. Values are internal and subjective and represent…
- All things are created twice, but not all first creations are by conscious design. In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own…
- Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people's behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors.
- A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values.…
- Consult the wisdom of your heart as well as your mind.
More Values 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
- The values of Islam are expressed by Muslims clearly. September 11 changed the world, and put Muslims on the spotlight. — 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