Stephen R. Covey

Love – THE FEELING – is a fruit of love, the verb.

Whatever is at the center of our life will be the source of our security, guidance, wisdom, and power.

Lose/Win people bury a lot of feelings. And unexpressed feelings come forth later in uglier ways. Psychosomatic illnesses often are the reincarnation of cumulative resentment, deep disappointment and disillusionment repressed by the Lose/Win mentality. Disproportionate rage or anger, overreaction to minor provocation, and cynicism are other embodiments of suppressed emotion. People who are constantly repressing, not transcending feelings toward a higher meaning find that it affects the quality of their relationships with others.

Accountability breeds response-ability.

We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals.

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’.

Fact: If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves.

My philosophy in life is this: if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose – somehow we win out.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of per sistence in creating new plans to take the place of those that fail.

Never stop fighting for what you believe in and for the people who care about you.

Look back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion, and up with gratitude.

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

As youngsters, my mother taught her children that while we might not be the smartest people around, we could be courteous, polite and considerate of others.

Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life – all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity.

I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.

Some of us learn from other people’s mistakes and the rest of us have to be other people.

Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.

It’s not the situation, but whether we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

Successful people are those who are willing to delay gratification and make sacrifices in the short term so that they can enjoy far greater rewards in the long term.

Go forth into the world and turn your hopes and dreams into action. America has always been the land of dreams because America is a nation of true believers.