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There will be real happiness, peace of mind and balance, when living by heart and right-mindedly. (Stephen Covey)
Prepare your mind and heart before you prepare your speech. What we say may be less important than how we say it. View quote
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Instead of looking at fragments, try to see the whole picture. View quote
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Our choices make the legacy to our children. View quote
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Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it / immediately. View quote
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To know and not to do is really not to know. View quote
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We hear a lot about identity theft when someone takes your wallet and pretends to be you and uses your credit cards. But the more serious identity theft is to get swallowed up in other people's definition of you. View quote
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A moment of choice is a moment of truth. View quote
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We can't live without eating, but we don't live to eat. View quote
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Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems. View quote
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people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well. (Stephen Covey)
Consequences are governed by principles and behavior is governed by values; therefore, value principles! View quote
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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. View quote
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It's not enough to have values without vision; you want to be good, but you want to be good for something. On the other hand, vision without values can create a Hitler. View quote
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Values are social norms - they're personal, emotional, subjective, and arguable. All of us have values. Even criminals have values. View quote
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It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. View quote
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The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. View quote
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We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us. View quote
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One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. View quote
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The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life. View quote
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Public behavior is merely private character writ large. (Stephen Covey)
The deepest desire of the human spirit is to be acknowledged. View quote
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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. View quote
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Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. View quote
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The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual. View quote
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