Stephen R. Covey Quotes Page 2

“Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.”

“Personal leadership is the process of keeping your vision and values before you and aligning your life to be congruent with them.”

“Primary greatness is on the inside. It's about character.”

“Self awareness gives us ultimate human freedom.”

“Setbacks are inevitable; misery is a choice.”

“Start small, make a promise and keep it. Then, make larger promises and keep them.”

“Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them.”

“Synergy is not only the answer to human conflict; it is also the principle that underlies the creation of every truly new thing in the world.”

“The greatest thing you can do for your children is love your spouse.”

“The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”

“The key to life is not accumulation. It’s contribution.”

“The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.”

“The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual.”

“The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.”

“There are three constants in life... Change, choice and principles.”

“We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.”

“We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles.”

“We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions.”

“What you do has far greater impact than what you say.”

“Without involvement, there is no commitment.”

“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights. You could no more call them back then ignore the mess they left when they fell.”

“You and I together are far greater than we are alone.”

“You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart.”

“You can't change the fruit without changing the root.”

“You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!”

“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, non-apologetically, to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.”

“Basing our happiness on our ability to control everything is futile. While we do control our choice of action, we cannot control the consequences of our choices.”

“Consequences are governed by principles, and behavior is governed by values, therefore, value principles!”

“Doing more things faster is no substitute for doing the right things.”

“How many people on their deathbed wish they’d spent more time at the office?”