Stephen Covey Quotes

Base thy life on principle, not on rules.

If you can maintain that integrity in whatever you do, you can't go wrong. That's what I tell my kids, anyway.

My faith is what defines me as a person, that is who I am.

What does he stand for?

We often think our legacy will be our achievements. But often our legacy will be whether we set a moral standard.

Basketball will come and go, but the person you are will always remain.

We have a set of core values. Honesty, respect.

I've got a moral center.

I continually ask myself if a decision I'm about to make falls short in the eyes of God or my family or my colleagues. It's actually a pretty simple litmus test: am I doing the right thing or not? The answer is generally an easy one.

'Trill' is a combination of 'true' and 'real.' It's my philosophy.

The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world.

If you've got nothing worth dying for, you've got nothing worth living for.

You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.

Creating and integrating an empowering personal mission statement is one of the most important investments we can make.

Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.

Integrity is the core of our character.

Success is only another form of failure if we forget what our priorities should be.

Integrity is the foundation upon which all other values are built.

That is why success and fruitfulness depend as much upon focusing on the "who" you are as much as the "what" of the work you do. Invest in your character, and it will give you the returns that you are looking for by only investing in the work itself. You can't do the latter without the former.

Place principle above all else.

But rules cannot substitute for character.

Never forget why you're really doing what you're doing.

Don't compromise your principles.

I'm not perfect, but I think that I've done good to stay focused on what I'm called to do.

Our busy lives force us to focus on things we do from day to day. But the development of character comes only as we focus on who we really are.