Stephen Covey

Each of us tends to think we see things as they are, that we are objective. But this is not the case. We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or as we are conditioned to see it.

Stephen Covey

Effective interdependence can only be built on a foundation of true independence.

Stephen Covey

Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize.

Stephen Covey

Effectiveness is no longer optional. The call and need of a new era is for greatness.

Stephen Covey

Efficient management without effective leadership is, as one individual has phrased, it, ‘like straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.’

Stephen Covey

Every time you think the problem is ‘out there,’ that very thought is the problem.

Stephen Covey

Everyone chooses one of two roads in life – the old and the young, the rich and the poor, men and women alike. One is the broad, well-traveled road to mediocrity, the other road to greatness and meaning.

Stephen Covey

Everyone has values; even criminal gangs have values. Values govern people’s behavior but principles govern the consequences of those behaviors.

Stephen Covey

Exercise integrity in the moment of truth.

Stephen Covey

Feedback often tells you more about the person who is giving it than about you.

Stephen Covey