Stephen R. Covey: Trending quotes (page 5)

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

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

“We not not our feelings. We are not our moods. We not even our thoughts.”

“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand.
We listen to reply.”

“If we do not teach our children, societ will. And they-and we-will live with the results.”

“Through imagination, we can visualize the uncredited worlds of potential that lie within us.”

“Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside.”

“we're responsible for our own lives.”

“We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you.”

“People are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope… with all of their might.”

“Attending church does not necessarily mean living the principles taught in those meeting. You can be active in a church but inactive in its gospel.”

“Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be part of the solution, not part of the problem.”

“To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.”

“But borrowing strength builds weakness.”

“We can't live without eating, but we don't live to eat.”

“Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make”

“Your attitude determines your altitude”

“The power to distinguish between person and performance and to communicate intrinsic worth flows naturally out of our own sense of intrinsic worth.”

“Until you live, learn how to live.”