Stephen R. Covey Quotes

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  I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in People, Treat
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  Live out of your imagination, not your history.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in History

  Tags in Live, Imagination
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  Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Motivational

  Tags in Chances, Tries

• There’s no better way to inform and expand you mind on a regular basis than to get into the habit of reading good literature.

  Stephen R. Covey

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  Tags in Reading

• We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

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  Topics in Decisions

• There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Life

• Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.

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  Topics in Leadership, Management

  Tags in Ladder

• Public behavior is merely private character writ large.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Motivat, Character, Behavior

• Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Leadership

  Tags in Putting, Carrying, Out, Effective, Things, First

• Live out of your imagination, not your history.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in History

  Tags in Imagination

• We are not animals. We are not a product of what has happened to us in our past. We have the power of choice.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Leadership, Power

  Tags in Motivating, Product, Choice

• In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Communication

• Every human has four endowments- self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Confidence

  Tags in Awareness, Change, Freedom, Talent, Choice, Imagination, Conscience

• It’s a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Technology

  Tags in Information, Television, Learning, Book
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  A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It’s the testing point of our character and competence.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Truth

  Tags in Moment, Choice

• Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Character

• A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Money

  Tags in Interpersonal, Systems, Quality, Too

• The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Main, Thing

• The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Motivational, Work

  Tags in Key, Priorities, Organization
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  We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey.

  Stephen R. Covey

  Topics in Life, Religion

  Tags in Humankind, Spiritual

Stephen R. Covey (29)

Birth:	24th October, 1932
Death:	16th July, 2012
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Author, Businessman, Consultant, Educator, Professor, Writer

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