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Stephen Covey Inspirational Quotes (384)

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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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Satisfied needs do not motivate. It's only the unsatisfied need that motivates. Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival - to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated.
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Life is a mission, not a career.
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The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual.
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It's sometimes a painful process. It's a change that has to be motivated by a higher purpose, by the willingness to subordinate what you think you want now for what you want later.
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The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.
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When one side benefits more than the other, that's a win-lose situation. To the winner it might look like success for a while, but in the long run, it breeds resentment and distrust.
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Values determine behavior Principles determine the consequences of behavior.
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Most leaders would agree that they’d be better off having an average strategy with superb execution than a superb strategy with poor execution. Those who execute always have the upper hand.
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If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty.
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Don't cheat people of their growth. Empower them to solve problems and generate ideas. Watch them grow!
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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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Interdependency follows independence.
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The more people train their counsciousness, the more sensitivie they are to it. It's like you had your own voice coming to you.
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A life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth.
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We think we see the world as it is, when in fact we see the world as we are.
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The greatest and most inspiring mountain climbing achievements in history are not so much stories of individual achievement, but are stories of the extraordinary power of a unified, talented, prepared team that stays loyally committed to one another and to their shared vision to the end.
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Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which is better than us.
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Management is formal authority given from above. Leadership is moral authority given from below and all around.
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Principle-centered people are constantly educated by their experiences.
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You can't have the fruits without the roots. It's the principle of sequencing: Private Victories proceed Public Victories. Self-mastery and self-discipline are the foundation of good relationships with others.
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Role modeling is the most basic responsibility of parents. Parents are handing life's scripts to their children, scripts that in all likelihood will be acted out for the rest of the children's lives.
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I believe that the habit of constant reading of good books and scholarly periodicals and magazines in many disciplines is vital to give a larger perspective and to constantly sense the interdependent nature of life.
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
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