Adult life Quote by Stephen R. Covey

“For those filled with regret, perhaps the most needful exercise of proactivity is to realize that past mistakes are also out there in the…

— Stephen R. Covey

“What lies behind us is nothing compared to what lies within us and ahead of us.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“Love is something you do: the sacrifices you make, the giving of self, like a mother bringing a newborn into the world. If you…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. They’re fundamental.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“So I recommend reading literature, such as the inspiring biography of Anwar Sadat, In Search of Identity, and seeing movies like Chariots of Fire…

— Stephen R. Covey

“My experience has been that there are times to teach and times not to teach. When relationships are strained and the air charged with…

— Stephen R. Covey

“Just as faith without works is dead, so also works without faith.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“FRIEND/ENEMY CENTEREDNESS. Young people are particularly, though certainly not exclusively, susceptible to becoming friend-centered. Acceptance and belonging to a peer group can become almost…

— Stephen R. Covey

“As a principle-centered person, you see things differently. And because you see things differently, you think differently, you act differently. Because you have a…

— Stephen R. Covey

“We are free to choose our actions, based on our knowledge of correct principles, but we are not free to choose the consequences of…

— Stephen R. Covey

“For every thousand hacking at the leaves of evil, there is one striking at the root.”

— Stephen R. Covey

“Breaking deeply imbedded habitual tendencies such as procrastination, impatience, criticalness, or selfishness that violate basic principles of human effectiveness involves more than a little…

— Stephen R. Covey