766 Quotes by Stephen Covey

There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.' The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.

Independent thinking alone is not suited to interdependent reality.

True independence of character empowers us to act rather than be acted upon.

Effective communication is built on the cement of trust. And trust is based on trustworthiness, not politics.

I am convinced that if we as a society work diligently in every other area of life and neglect the family, it would be analogous to straightening deck chairs on the Titanic.

In addition to self-awareness, imagination and conscience, it is the fourth human endowment - independent will - that really makes effective self-management possible. It is the ability to make decisions and choices and to act in accordance with them. It is the ability to act rather than to be acted upon, to proactively carry out the program we have developed through the other three endowments. Empowerment comes from learning how to use this great endowment in the decisions we make every day.

Principles are the basis for developing a vision and value system for all.

The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.

Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.