Stephen R. Covey: Choice

Stephen R. Covey was American educator, author, businessman and motivational speaker. Explore interesting quotes on choice.
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“Integrity in the Moment of Choice
Quality of life depends on what happens in the space between stimulus and response.”

Stephen R. Covey book First Things First

Source: First Things First (1994), p. 167

“But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.”

Stephen R. Covey book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice.”

Stephen R. Covey book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“My behavior is a product of my own conscious choices based on principles, rather than a product of my conditions, based on feelings.”

Stephen R. Covey book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make”

Stephen R. Covey book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

“Our life is result of our choices.”

Stephen R. Covey book First Things First

First Things First (1994), Disputed

“We are product of neither nature nor nurture; we are a product of choice, because there is always a space between stimulus and response. As we wisely exercise our power to choose based on principles, the space will become larger.”

Stephen R. Covey book The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

Source: The 8th Habit : From Effectiveness to Greatness‎ (2004), p. 62

“THE MOMENT OF CHOICE
A moment of choice is a moment of truth. It's the testing point of our character and competence.”

Stephen R. Covey book First Things First

Source: First Things First (1994), p. 169

“Because of the space between stimulus and response, people have the power of choice; therefore, leaders are neither born nor made — meaning environmentally trained and nurtured. They are self-made through chosen responses, and if they choose based on principles and develop increasingly greater discipline, their freedom to choose increases.”

Stephen R. Covey book The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

Source: The 8th Habit : From Effectiveness to Greatness‎ (2004), p. 62

“Our choices make the legacy to our children.”

Stephen R. Covey book First Things First

First Things First (1994), Disputed