Stephen Covey Quotes
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The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities
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If you want the secondary greatness of recognized talent, focus first on primary greatness of character.
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I won't take time to repeat all the obvious benefits of physical exercise but will only underscore the well-attested fact that a program of regular exercise increases one's efficiency in every facet of life, including the depth and restfulness of sleep. And the time taken can be minimal; just a few minutes of calisthenics and running in place in one's room or jogging around the yard or block is often sufficient. Exercising doesn't take time. It saves time. Still, few consistently do it.
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Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect.
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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Priority is a function of context.
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The more deeply you understand other people, the more you will appreciate them, the more reverent you will feel about them. To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.
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To focus on technique is like cramming your way through school. You sometimes get by, perhaps even get good grades, but if you don't pay the price day in and day out, you'll never achieve true mastery of the subjects you study or develop an educated mind.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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Keep in mind that you are always saying "no" to something. If it isn't to the apparent and urgent things in your life, it is probably to the most fundamental, highly important things.
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Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart.
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You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!
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When we look through the lens of each others' weaknesses, we make others' strengths irrelevant and their weaknesses more evident.
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You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life!
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Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust.
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Taking initiative is a form of self-empowerment.
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People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that means there will be less for me. The more principle-centered we become, the more we develop an abundance mentality, the more we are genuinely happy for the successes, well-being, achievements, recognition, and good fortune of other people. We believe their success adds to...rather than detracts from...our lives.
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You can learn great things from your mistakes when you aren’t busy denying them.
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The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.
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It's like the more you know the more you know you don't know.
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Communication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. But consider this: You've spent years learning how to read and write, years learning how to speak. But what about listening?
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How many on their deathbeds wished they'd spent more time at the office - or watching TV? The answer is, No one.
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If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow
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We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good.