Stephen R. Covey Quotes

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically – to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.”

You can’t be successful with other people if you haven’t paid the price of success with yourself.

Win-win is a belief in the Third Alternative. It’s not your way or my way; it’s a better way, a higher way.

When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective.

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

Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It’s not logical; its psychological.

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

To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.

To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions.

The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. This literally turns a failure into a success.

The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.