Quotes from Stephen Covey

You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.

The true identity theft is not financial. It's not in cyberspace. It's spiritual. It's been taken.

Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.

Humility is the mother of all virtues, courage the father, integrity the child and wisdom the grandchild.

Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

Want to improve your relationships? See love as a verb rather than as a feeling?

What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart.

It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.

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.

When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence.

If you have a family mission statement that clarifies what your purpose is, then you use that as the criterion by which you make the decisions.

I think the most significant work we'll do in our whole life, in our whole world is done within the four walls of our home.