The best quotes of "By Stephen R. Covey: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change"

What are the habits of successful people?

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People has captivated readers for 25 years: It has transformed the lives of Presidents and CEOs, educators, parents, and students — in short, millions of people of all ages and occupations have benefited from Dr. Covey's 7 Habits book. And, it can transform you.

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The best quotes:

"But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise." 

"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply." 

"Treat a man as he is and he will remain as he is. Treat a man as he can and should be and he will become as he can and should be."

"To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions." 

"Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological." "When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective." 

"We see the world, not as it is, but as we are──or, as we are conditioned to see it." 

"It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us." 

"to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know." 

"Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice." 

"Habit is the intersection of knowledge (what to do), skill (how to do), and desire (want to do)." 

"At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself." 

"Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is the fruit of love the verb or our loving actions. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her." 

"The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person." 

"Courage isn't absenct of fear, it is the awareness that something else is important" 

"Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential." 

"Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions." 

"Admission of ignorance is often the first step in our education." 

"As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves."