Stephen R. Covey quotes and words of wisdom

"Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out."
Found in the topic Leadership.

"A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships."
Found in the topic Management.

"While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of our actions."
Found in the topic Woe.

"Security represents your sense of worth, your identity, your emotional anchorage, your self-esteem, your basic personal strength or lack of it."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"An empowered organization is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organizational success."
Found in the topic Success.

"Live out of your imagination, not your history."
Found in the topic Illusions.

"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing."
Found in the topic Others.

"The generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance."
Found in the topic Chance.

"If we keep doing what we"re doing, we"re going to keep getting what we"re getting"
Found in the topic Research.

"We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey."
Found in the topic Journey.

Interesting Quotes

Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.Andre Gide - French critic, essayist, & novelist (1869 - 1951)

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neatJohn Lehman, Secretary of the US Navy, 1981-1987 - US administrator (1942 - )