Stephen Covey Quotes
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It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it.
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Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!
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Paradigms are powerful because they create the lens through which we see the world.
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A moment of choice is a moment of truth.
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Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.
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Vital to quality of life is the ability to work together, learn from each other, and help each other grow.
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Values determine behavior; Principles determine the consequences of behavior.
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All things are created twice. All things. Vision is the first creation. For a house it's called the blueprint. For a life it's called a mission. For a day it's called a goal and a plan. For a parent it's called a belief in the unseen potential of a child. For all, it is the mental creation which always precedes the physical, or second, creation.
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In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.
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Most people think of leadership as a position and therefore don't see themselves as leaders.
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We not not our feelings. We are not our moods. We not even our thoughts.
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The human will is an amazing thing. Time after time, it has triumphed against unbelievable odds.
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Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
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You can't be successful with other people if you haven't paid the price of success with yourself.
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Self-awareness is our capacity to stand apart from ourselves and examine our thinking, our motives, our history, our scripts, our actions, and our habits and tendencies.
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When our honor becomes greater than our moods, that is where transformation happens
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If the big rocks don't go in first, they aren't going to fit in later.
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Trust is a function of both character and competence. Of course you can't trust someone who lacks integrity, but if someone is honest but they can't perform, you're not going to trust them either. You won't trust them to get the job done.
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You can't live principals you can't understand.
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Involve people in the problem and work out the solution together.
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Live simply and appreciate what you have. Give more. Expect less.
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Visualising something organises one's ability to accomplish it.
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You can say you love someone - but unless you demonstrate that love through your actions, your words become meaningless.
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Seek to understand before you seek to be understood.