Stephen Covey Quotes

I think the terminology I would use is 'a continuous process of reflection'. I've always thought of only two questions that have mattered to me personally. One is what is really needed in the world and the second is what's really important to me and how these two intersect. It's always been a reflective process - spiraling around these two poles.

I know what really matters in my life.

The key is to figure out what you want out of life, not what you want out of your career.

Trying to separate myself from my instincts of pessimism and cut out and define what it is that I really do love, what I'm here to be, why I'm here, and what I think is worth being alive for and fighting for. And those things change, but I think that that's something I am always chasing.

It’s not ‘What do I want to do?’, it’s ‘What kind of life do I want to have?’

It seems essential to try to find some meaning to life and I guess Jungian philosophy is the one that's helped me understand myself and the world more than anything else.

A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.

I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters.

There are some things I'd like to get into in terms of what's important to me.

Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.

You just decide what your values are in life and what you are going to do, and then you feel like you count, and that makes life worth living. It makes my life meaningful.

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

A person should design the way he makes a living around how he wishes to make a life.

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

You have to have something in your life that's more important than the work. People don't really like to admit that. They say, 'Oh, my work is my most important thing.'

At 22 years old, I tattooed 'family' on my wrist to not lose sight of my true goal.

You figure out what you value in this life, and then you go for it. For me, it was freedom.

Life is not just about profit and loss. One should follow one's conscience and listen to the voice of one's soul.

What the world need is people who have come alive.

I think I was about 16 when I first figured I wanted to be an actor. I wanted to be a fighter pilot before that, but then I thought I don't want to kill people so that ruled that out.

I had a moment a few years ago where I wasn't sure if I was acting for myself or because people expected it of me. A bit of a crisis of faith, I suppose. I did some soul-searching, took a break and decided I was going to live my life only for me.

I get to thinking about my life, and it sometimes makes me want to make it interesting.

I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life.

My life is bigger than basketball.

I always ask the question, "Is this what I want in my life?