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Famous Stephen Covey Quotes
“If the big rocks don't go in first, they aren't going to fit in later.”
“Visualising something organises one's ability to accomplish it.”
“When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are.”
“Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?”
“Trust is the glue that holds everything together.”
“Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize.”
“To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.”
“Live, love, laugh, leave a legacy.”
“Through imagination, we can visualize the uncredited worlds of potential that lie within us.”
“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”
“To Retain those who are present, be loyal to those who are absent.”
“As long as you think the problem is out there, that very thought is the problem”
“You can't talk your way out of a problem you behaved your way into!”
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”
“I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.”
“The way we see the problem is the problem.”
“...to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know.”
“The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person.”
“People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them.”
“Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic”
“People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.”
“Treat them all the same by treating them differently.”