"In school, many of us procrastinate and then……" — Stephen Covey

"In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education."

— Stephen Covey

556 Quotes by Stephen Covey

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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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What's a man's age? He must hurry more, that's all; Cram in a day, what his youth took a year… — Robert Browning
I'm gradually managing to cram my mind more and more full of things. I've got this beautiful mind and it's… — Isaac Asimov
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I'm just following the Irish tradition of songwriting, the Irish way of life, the human way of life. Cram as… — Shane MacGowan
It has often been said there’s so much to be read, you never can cram all those words in your… — Dr. Seuss
Many teachers are concerned about the amount of material they must cover in a course. One cynic suggested a formula:… — Paul Halmos
If I had to cram all my tournament experience into one sentence, I would say, Don't give up and don't… — Tony Lema
Technological advances have always been driven more by a mind-set of 'I can' than 'I should' Technologists love to cram… — John Maeda
I will try to cram these paragraphs full of facts and give them a weight and shape no greater than… — Brendan Gill
Don't ask God to cram His plan into your puny little mind, because then God would be limited by your… — Adrian Rogers
It is better to read a little and thoroughly than cram a crude undigested mass into my head, though it… — Thomas Huxley
The world is like an enormous set of scales. When evil begins to outweigh good, angels cram themselves in on… — Ivan KlÃma

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"In school, many of us procrastinate and then……" — Stephen Covey

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