Sean Covey Quotes

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These problems are real, and you can't turn off real life. So I won't try. Instead, I'll give you a set of tools to help you deal with real life.

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You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased.

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If you're planning on dropping out of high school, prepare yourself for the future by repeating aloud each day: 'I'm looking forward to low-paying jobs for the rest of my life.'

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Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do.

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Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.

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Honesty is always the best policy, even when it's not the trend.

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Education must be a lifelong pursuit. The person who doesn't read is not better off than the person who can't.

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You can usually tell when a couple becomes centered on each other because they are forever breaking up and getting back together.

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The following is a list of statements made many years ago by experts in their fields. At the time they were said they sounded intelligent. With the passing of time, they sound idiotic.

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All the events of your past have formed a lens, or paradigm, through which you see the world. And since no one's past is exactly like anyone else's, no two people see alike.

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If you decide to just go with the flow, you'll end up where the flow goes, which is usually downhill, often leading to a big pile of sludge and a life of unhappiness. You'll end up doing what everyone else is doing.

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It's hard, but sometimes it is better to have no friends for a time than to have the wrong friends. The wrong group can lead you down all kinds of paths you really don't want to be on. And retracing your steps can be a long and hard journey

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We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them.

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Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?

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Don't let your pride or a lack of courage stand in the way of saying you're sorry to people you may have offended.

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Now think deeply. What have you done with your life over the past year? How do you feel inside?

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We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

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It's especially hard to admit that you made a mistake to your parents, because, of course, you know so much more than they do.

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Instead of playing to win, I was playing not to lose. It reminds me of the story I once heard about two friends being chased by a bear, when one turned to the other and said, "I just realized that I don't need to outrun the bear; I only need to outrun you.

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Life is a mission, not a career. A career is a profession, a mission is a cause. A career asks, What's in it for me? A mission asks, How can I make a difference?

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If you could envision the type of person God intended you to be, you would rise up and never be the same again.

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A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.

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The primary purpose of going to college isn't to get a great job. The primary purpose of college is to build a strong mind, which leads to greater self-awareness, capability, fulfillment, and service opportunities, which, incidentally, should lead to a better job.

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My dad told me that when I was born my cheeks were so fat the doctors didn't know which end to spank.

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Honesty is a principle. Service is a principle. Love is a principle. Hard work is a principle. Respect, gratitude, moderation, fairness, integrity, loyalty, and responsibility are principles. There are dozens and dozens more. They are not hard to identify. Just as a compass always points to true north, your heart will recognize true principles....

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