"We can act instead of being acted upon." — Stephen Covey

"We can act instead of being acted upon."

— Stephen Covey

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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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Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
Quality is not an act, it is a habit. — Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence,… — Aristotle
Thou wilt find rest from vain fancies if thou doest every act in life as though it were thy last. — Aristotle
Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories. — Karen Armstrong
Music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is. — Malcolm Arnold
Criticize the act, not the person. — Mary Kay Ash
We like to engage in a normal publishing effort, which is to act in a responsible manner and make sure… — Julian Assange
Gardening is not a rational act. — Margaret Atwood
All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of… — Wystan Hugh Auden

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