While we cannot always choose what happens to us, we can choose our responses.
STEPHEN COVEYAll broken relationships can be traced back to broken agreements.
More Stephen Covey Quotes
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You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
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Being is seeing in the human dimension.
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Whenever you experience stress of any kind, look into yourself and ask, In what way am I compromising my innermost values in this situation?
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We are limited but we can push back the borders of our limitations.
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When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it’s like giving them emotional oxygen.
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We must never be too busy to take time to sharpen the saw.
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What you see often depends on what you are looking for.
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Internal victories precede external victories.
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Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very briefly.
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Anyone can count the seeds of an apple. Who can count the apples in a seed?
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The undisciplined are slaves to moods, appetites and passions.
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Don’t get buried in the thick of thin things.
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Improve relationships with others by assuming that they can hear everything you say about them.
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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The deepest hunger of [a child’s] human heart is to be understood, for understanding implicitly affirms, validates, recognizes and appreciates the intrinsic worth of another.
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