Stephen R. Covey · 432 pages
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“People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“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.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“When all you want is a person's body and you don't really want their mind, heart or spirit, you have reduced a person to a thing.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“what is most personal ,is most general.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“This power of choice means that we are not merely a product of our past or of our genes; we are not a product of how other people treat us. They unquestionably influence us, but they do not determine us. We are self-determining through our choices. If we have given away our present to the past, do we need to give away our future also?”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“No matter how long we’ve walked life’s pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It’s never too late. We can find our voice.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Abraham Lincoln: “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Think about it. People are put on the P&L statement as an expense; equipment is put on the balance sheet as an investment.”
― Stephen R. Covey, quote from The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
Stephen R. Covey
Born place: in Salt Lake City, Utah, The United States
Born date October 24, 1932
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