Stephen Covey 47 Most Inspiring Audio Quotes. Choosing, Habits, Wisdom, Principles

“ Setbacks are inevitable. Misery is a choice. ” – Stephen Covey

“ If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster. ” – Stephen Covey

“ While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Start with the end in mind. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Strength lies in differences, not in similarities. ” – Stephen Covey

“ It’s not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. ” – Stephen Covey

“ I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday. ” – Stephen Covey

“ To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions. ” – Stephen Covey

“ I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. ” – Stephen Covey

“ The enemy of the best is often the good. ” – Stephen Covey

“ When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective. ” – Stephen Covey

“ We see the world, not as it is, but as we are – or as we are conditioned to see it. ” – Stephen Covey

“ To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Seek first to understand, then to be understood. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Habit is the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Wisdom is the child of integrity being integrated around principles. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Integrity is the child of humility and courage. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Pride teaches us that we are in charge. ” – Stephen Covey

“ If humility is the mother, courage is the father of wisdom. ” – Stephen Covey

“ The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Courage isn’t absence of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important. ” – Stephen Covey

“ There are three constants in life: change, choice and principles. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Independent will is our capacity to act. ” – Stephen Covey

“ The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites, and passions. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Be part of the solution, not part of the problem. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Each of us guard a gate of change that can only be opened from the inside. ” – Stephen Covey

“ In the space between stimulus and how we respond, lies our freedom to choose. ” – Stephen Covey

“ You can’t change the fruit without changing the root. ” – Stephen Covey

“ We can’t live without eating, but we don’t live to eat. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Self awareness gives us ultimate human freedom. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Seek and merit divine help. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Never compromise with honesty. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Love—the feeling—can be recaptured. ” – Stephen Covey

“ I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Interdependence is a choice only independent people can make. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Being is seeing in the human dimension. ” – Stephen Covey

“ We judge ourselves by our intentions and others by their actions. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Don’t compromise when you can synergize. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Involve people in the problem and work out the solution together. ” – Stephen Covey

“ What you alone can contribute, no one else can contribute. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Educating the heart is the critical complement to educating the mind. ” – Stephen Covey

“ Listen twice as much as you speak. ” – Stephen Covey

“ My mission is to live with integrity and to make a difference in the lives of others. ” – Stephen Covey