Stephen R. Covey Quotes

People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.

Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do).

People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.

People who end up with the good jobs are the proactive ones who are solutions to problems, not problems themselves, who seize the initiative to do whatever is necessary, consistent with correct principles, to get the job done.

I believe that there are parts to human nature that cannot be reached by either legislation or education, but require the power of God to deal with.

We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.

It comes from within.

But borrowing strength builds weakness.

Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be andhe will become as he can and should be.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

A series problem with a reactive language is that it become a self-fulfilling prophecy, People become reinforced in the paradigm that they are determined, and they produce evidence to support the belief, They ( Reactive People) feel increasingly victimized and out of control, not in charge of their life or their destiny, They blame outside forces -- other people, circumstances, even the stars -- for their own situation

You must be open and influenceable; then ironically, you will also discover an increase in your own power to influence

My wife and I just don't have the same feelings for each other we used to have. I guess I just don't love her anymore and she doesn't love me. What can i do?""The feeling isn't there anymore?" I asked."That's right," he reaffirmed. "And we have three children we're really concerned about. What do you suggest?""love her," I replied."I told you, the feeling just isn't there anymore.""Love her.""You don't understand. the feeling of love just isn't there.""Then love her. If the feeling isn't there, that's a good reason to love her.""But how do you love when you don't love?" "My friend , love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

My friend, love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.

Principles are the simplicity on the far side of complexity.

All the well-meaning advice in the world won't amount to a hill of beans if we're not even addressing the real problem.