Stephen R. Covey

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

There are three constants in life… change, choice and principles.

People who exercise their embryonic freedom day after day, little by little, expand that freedom. People who do not will find that it withers until they are literally being lived. They are acting out scripts written by parents, associates and society.

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

Don’t argue for other people’s weaknesses. Don’t argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it – immediately.

In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.

There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is in having lots to do and not doing it.

Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it’s always your choice.

Isn’t it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?

You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging and hope-building people.

My favorite writers are all Jews – David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark – well, you get the picture.

Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

Fear has two meaning; ‘Forget Everything And Run’ or ‘Face Everything And Rise.’ The choice is yours.

You must see your goals clearly and specifically before you can set out for them. Hold them in your mind until they become second nature.

… be aware that even before you have reached your ultimate professional destination … you can and should have a substantial impact on the world in which you live.

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential. They experience synergy only in small, peripheral ways in their lives. But creative experiences can be produced regularly, consistently, almost daily in people’s lives. It requires enormous personal security and openness and a spirit of adventure.

Don’t let mistakes and disappointments of the past control and direct your future.

Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will.

In the game of life, before you get anything out, you must put something in!

Everyone lives by selling something.