"To set and work toward any goal is an act of courage."
Stephen Covey
Author, Speaker
Stephen Covey was a renowned author and educator, best known for his book 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,' which transformed personal and professional development.
- Born
- October 24, 1939
- Quotes
- 702
- Rank
- #331
Quote collection
Stephen Covey quotes (page 29 of 36)
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"As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently."
"Without exception, empathy is always appropriate."
"The ability to establish, grow, extend, and restore trust is the key professional and personal competency of our time."
"The leader is the one who climbs the tallest tree, surveys the entire situation, and yells, 'Wrong jungle!' ... Busy, efficient producers and managers often respond ... 'Shut up! We're making progress!'"
"Human beings are not things needing to be motivated and controlled; they are four dimensional - body, mind, heart, and spirit."
"We can act instead of being acted upon."
"We all go through stages. Concerns about appearances, making good impressions, being popular, comparing yourself to others, having unbridled ambition, wanting to make money, striving to be recognized and noticed and trying to establish yourself, all fade as your responsibilities and character grow."
"We could not have gotten where we are without coming the way we came."
"We think we see the world as it is, when in fact we see the world as we are."
"We not not our feelings. We are not our moods. We not even our thoughts."
"Conscience connects us with the wisdom of the ages and the wisdom of the heart."
"To blame and accuse other people, is to choose to empower them, to control us."
"Contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some soft, illusive quality that you either have or you don't; rather, trust is a pragmatic, tangible, actionable asset that you can create."
"Be governed by your internal compass, not by some clock on the wall."
"In the long run, you can never accomplish a worthy end with an unworthy means."
"Balance isn't either/or; it's 'and'."
"What is common sense isn't common practice."
"when you get a good night's sleep and wake up ready to produce throughout the day."
"The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged."