"If you want the secondary greatness of recognized……" — Stephen Covey

"If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character."

— Stephen Covey

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556 Quotes by Stephen Covey

Stephen Covey has 556 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with…
The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the…
If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.
People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will…
Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of…
Most of us think we don't have enough time to exercise. What a distorted paradigm! We don't have time not…
Beginners are many; finishers are few.
Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are…
Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don't ignore that longing to make a difference.
Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we…
The only thing that endures over time is the 'Law of the Farm.' You must prepare the ground, plant the…

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The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good… — Hannah Arendt
Character may almost be called the most effective means of persuasion. — Aristotle
Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
All virtue is summed up in dealing justly. — Aristotle
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition… — Aristotle
One of my favorite things about 'Star Trek' wasn't just the overt banter but the humor in that show about… — J. J. Abrams
My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was… — Lance Armstrong
Casting ethnic characters is a very hard thing to do, but it's important. It's also interesting. — Darren Aronofsky
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
I have always regarded Mr. Bean as a timeless, ageless character, and I would rather he be remembered as a… — Rowan Atkinson
When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things -… — Rowan Atkinson

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