Discipline Quote by Stephen R. Covey

““True discipline means channeling our best hours into first-order objectives, and that means being a nonconformist in the best sense.””

Stephen R. Covey

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

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

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“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…

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

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