Quotes about Guidance
Centering on principles provides sufficient security to not be threatened by change, comparisons, or criticisms; guidance to discover our mission, define our roles, and write our scripts and goals; wisdom to learn from our mistakes and seek continuous improvement; and power to communicate and cooperate, even under conditions of stress and fatigue
— Stephen Covey
Principles control consequences; values control behavior.
— Stephen Covey
The more our values are in harmony with principles, the better decisions we will make⦠and the more inner peace we will have.
— Stephen Covey
As one successful parent said about raising children, 'Treat them all the same by treating them differently.
— Stephen Covey
The wisdom and guidance that accompany principle-centered living come from correct maps, from the way things really are, have been, and will be. Correct maps enable us to clearly see where we want to go and how to get there. We can make our decisions using the correct data that will make their implementation possible and meaningful.
— Stephen Covey
Be true to yourself. Make each day your masterpiece! Help others. Drink deeply from good books, especially the Bible. Make friendship a fine art. Build a shelter against a rainy day. Pray for guidance and give thanks for your blessings every day.
— Stephen Covey
if "success" were important in any area of life, it was supremely important in our role as parents.
— Stephen Covey
Life is no brief candle to me. It's a sort of splendid torch which I've got to hold up for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
— Stephen Covey
As one successful parent said about raising children, "Treat them all the same by treating them differently.
— Stephen Covey
Principles are like lighthouses. They are natural laws that cannot be broken.
— Stephen Covey
Grandparents who show a great interest in their grandchildren are among the most precious people on this earth. What
— Stephen Covey
I think it should contain two basic parts: vision and principles. Vision deals with the mental picture of what you are about. And principles deal with how you go about it.
— Stephen Covey