"Power is the faculty or capacity to act,……" — Stephen Covey
"Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices and decisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habits and to cultivate higher, more effective ones."
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556 Quotes by Stephen Covey
Stephen Covey has 556 quotes on this site.
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I believe that a life of integrity I the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with…
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The personal power that comes from principle-centered living is the power of a self-aware, knowledgeable, proactive individual, unrestricted by the…
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If we want to make a change in our lives, we should first focus on our personal attitudes and behaviors.
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People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will…
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Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of…
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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…
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Beginners are many; finishers are few.
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Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are…
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Find your voice, and inspire others to find theirs. Don't ignore that longing to make a difference.
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Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
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Happiness can be defined, in part at least, as the fruit of the desire and ability to sacrifice what we…
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The only thing that endures over time is the 'Law of the Farm.' You must prepare the ground, plant the…
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites,…
— Clara Barton
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We run around so much - with the best intentions: I want to save the rain forest. I've gotta clean…
— Ed Begley, Jr.
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Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
— Warren G. Bennis
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We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.
— Andrew Bernstein
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses…
— Larry Bird
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If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams.
— Les Brown
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Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will,…
— Edward Albee
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I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to…
— Pearl S. Buck
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Instead of worrying about what people say of you, why not spend time trying to accomplish something they will admire.
— Dale Carnegie
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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.
— Muhammad Ali
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The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place,…
— Chanakya
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