Quotes About Covey

I now saw, in my situation, several points of similarity with that of the oxen. They were property, so was I; they were to be broken, so was I. Covey was to break me, I was to break them; break and be broken—such is life.

The reflection of the current social paradigm tells us we are largely determined by conditioning and conditions.

Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values & priorities

Proactive people aren't pushy. They're smart, they're value driven, they read reality, and they know what's needed. Look at Gandhi.

Remember, frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.

recognize we've been scripted in ways that are not in harmony with our deep inner conscience

The basic task of leadership is to increase the standard of living and the quality of life for all stakeholders.

Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things… I am tempted to think… there are no little things. BRUCE BARTON

We exhibit the highest form of divine influence when we exemplify divine attitudes and attributes in the worst kind of situations and predicaments.

human behavior, in human relationships. They, too, are natural systems based on the law of the harvest.

frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities.

While practices are situationally specific, principles are deep, fundamental truths that have universal application.

puts the situation in a totally different light. We can see a reality that is superseded by his limited perception—a reality that is as critical for us to understand in our daily lives as it was for the captain in the fog. Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken. As Cecil B. DeMille observed of the principles contained in his monumental movie, The Ten Commandments, "It is impossible

Habit 1: Be Proactive Habit 2: Begin with the End in Mind Habit 3: Put First Things First Habit 4: Think Win/Win Habit 5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Habit 6: Synergize Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

It's Lucy Gray and I'm not really from Twelve," she said. "My people are Covey. Musicians by trade. We just took a wrong turn one day and were obliged to stay.

Your dress has been a big hit in the Capitol!" "Has it? Well, the Covey love color, and me more than most. But this was my mama's, so it's extra special to me," she said. "She in District Twelve?" Lepidus asked. "Just her bones, darling. Just her pearly white bones.

As he told of it over and over in public forums later, he portrayed his victory over Covey as the demonstration of the physical force necessary for male dignity and power.