The 8th Habit Quotes

“People simply feel better about themselves when they’re good at something.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“people are working harder than ever, but because they lack clarity and vision, they aren’t getting very far. They, in essence, are pushing a rope...with all of their might.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“When all you want is a person's body and you don't really want their mind, heart or spirit, you have reduced a person to a thing.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground”
― Stephen Covey, La 8e habitude

“This power of choice means that we are not merely a product of our past or of our genes; we are not a product of how other people treat us. They unquestionably influence us, but they do not determine us. We are self-determining through our choices. If we have given away our present to the past, do we need to give away our future also?”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“what is most personal ,is most general.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“No matter how long we’ve walked life’s pathway to mediocrity, we can always choose to switch paths. Always. It’s never too late. We can find our voice.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Few of us can do great things, but all of us can do small things with great love. MOTHER TERESA”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Nothing fails like success.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“leadership can eventually become a choice not a position,”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Perhaps the highest way to bring balance to life is the family.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Moral authority requires the sacrifice of short-term selfish interests and the exercise of courage in subordinating social values to principles. And our conscience is the repository of those principles.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Let’s examine our three most important gifts (figure 4.2): First, our freedom and power to choose; Second, natural laws or principles, which are universal and never change; and Third, our four intelligences/capacities—physical/economic, emotional/ social, mental and spiritual.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“For instance, you could study tennis as a sport by reading books and hearing lectures, but until you’ve actually played it, you wouldn’t really know the sport. To know and not to do is not to know.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“The problem is, managers today are still applying the Industrial Age control model to knowledge workers. Because many in positions of authority do not see the true worth and potential of their people and do not possess a complete, accurate understanding of human nature, they manage people as they do things. This lack of understanding also prevents them from tapping into the highest motivations, talents and genius of people. What happens when you treat people like things today? It insults and alienates them, depersonalizes work, and creates low-trust, unionized, litigious cultures. What happens when you treat your teenage children like things? It, too, insults and alienates, depersonalizes precious family relationships and creates low trust, contention and rebellion.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“happy Mom means a happy family!”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Pay me”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“Think about it. People are put on the P&L statement as an expense; equipment is put on the balance sheet as an investment.”
― Stephen R. Covey, The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness