“Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment.”

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

Source: The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People (1989), p. 62

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment." by Stephen R. Covey?

Stephen R. Covey125

American educator, author, businessman and motivational spe… 1932–2012

Jim Stanford (1961) Canadian economist

Part 3, Chapter 12, Investment and Growth, p. 144 (See also: Government spending.)
Economics For Everyone (2008)

“In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit.”

Brennan Manning (1934–2013) writer, American Roman Catholic priest and United States Marine

Source: Abba's Child: The Cry of the Heart for Intimate Belonging

“When you improve the people's economic well-being, it will lead to higher wage increases and higher purchasing power, which will lead to better economic growth. This is a self-fulfilling and virtuous cycle.”

Lim Guan Eng (1960) Finance Minister of Malaysia

Lim Guan Eng (2018) cited in " Govt not just in cost-cutting mode, says Lim https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2018/10/10/govt-not-just-in-costcutting-mode-says-lim/" on The Star Online, 10 October 2018

“Where there is sorrow there is holy ground.”

Oscar Wilde book De Profundis

De Profundis (1897)
Variant: Where there is no love there is no understanding.

“What I’m learning is that growth is ugly.

It’s not bubble baths and self-help books that teach you how to love yourself.

It’s fighting, kicking and screaming against the self-doubt that weighs you down.

It’s panicking at the possibility of failure while still moving forward anyway.

It’s slowly peeling out of your skin and feeling the tenderness of a touch without armour.

The process of growth is ugly, but it’s the product that makes it worthwhile.”

Unknown author

“The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness.”

Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…

“Tread softly! All the earth is holy ground.”

Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) English poet

“If profits are a condition of successful growth, but profits are sought primarily for the sake of the firm, that is, to reinvest in the firm rather than to reimburse owners for the use of their capital or their 'risk bearing,' then, from the point of view of investment policy, growth and profits become equivalent as the criteria for the selection of investment programmes.”

Edith Penrose (1914–1996) economist

Source: The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, 1959, p. 30

“It is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender.”

Jenny Holzer (1950) American conceptual artist

“Non-dividend-paying growth stocks can be attractive but should be viewed as speculation rather than investing.”

Peter D. Schiff (1963) American entrepreneur, economist and author

Quotes from Crash Proof (2006)

“Self growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no higher investment.”

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Stephen R. Covey125

Related quotes

Related topics