Stephen Covey Quotes

We tend to get what we expect.

An optimist expects his dreams to come true; a pessimist expects his nightmares to.

We tend to live up to our expectations.

If you can act as if something is true, in a sense that makes it true.

You might not always get what you want, but you always get what you expect.

If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.

Whatever we expect with confidence becomes our own self-fulfilling prophecy.

If you say you can or if you say you can't... you're right.

Belief that influences behavior influences results.

We don't get what we want, we get what we expect.

Your attitude determines your actions, and your actions determine your accomplishment.

Seek happiness and you may or may not find it; seek grievances and you are guaranteed success.

Never think of failure, for what we think will come about.

What you expect is what you will get.

You get whatever you expect to get. The only question is. What do you want?

If you act like a rock star, you will be treated like one

And then there is Darcy. She is a woman who believes that things should fall into her lap, and, consequently, they do. They always have. She wins because she expects to win. I do not expect what I want, so I dont. And I dont even try.

Many times the difference between your accomplishment and your failure is your attitude.

Our expectations determine how we respond. Be careful what you expect.

If you conduct yourself as though you expect to be successful and happy, you will seldom be disappointed.

The bottom line on attitude is that a good one helps to increase your possibilities. Pessimists usually get what they expect. So do optimists.

Our attitude is the primary force that will determine whether we succeed or fail.

Winners and losers aren't born, they are the products of how they think

Your mind creates your reality. If you expect nothing, you open up the universe to give you options. If you expect the worst, you usually get it.

The more you gripe about your problems, the more problems you have to gripe about!