Stephen Covey

Stephen Covey
Stephen Richards Coveywas an American educator, author, businessman, and keynote speaker. His most popular book was The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me — How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. He was a professor at the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University at the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSelf-Help Author
Date of Birth24 October 1932
CitySalt Lake City, UT
CountryUnited States of America
Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.
Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don't think it's necessarily treating people like things.
You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into.
My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'
To learn something but not to do is really not to learn. To know something but not to do is really not to know.
I believe in this concept that you learn by teaching.
The true identity theft is not financial. It's not in cyberspace. It's spiritual. It's been taken.
Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities.
We see the world not as it is, but as we are.
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.
The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country.
Most negotiators are trying to get their way.
I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine.
Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.