Stephen Covey Circle Of Influence Quotes & Sayings

This amateurism however, can sometimes be helpful in forging a style; you have to work around your weaknesses. — Bill Bruford

I was born in the '60s and grew up in the '70s - not exactly the best decade for food in British history. It was horrendous. It was a time when, as a nation, we excelled in art and music and acting and photography and fashion - all creative skills ... all apart from cooking. — Heston Blumenthal

Better a broken promise than none at all. — Mark Twain

I respect my dad, and he's amazing. He's my hero. He's the Beatles, man - or one of them. — James McCartney

He who would not be idle, let him fall in love. — Ovid

There is so much we can do to render service, to make a difference in the world - no matter how large or small our circle of influence. — Stephen Covey

Time is still the great mystery to us. It is no more than a concept; we don't know if it even exists. — Clifford D. Simak

Persistence is the great measure of individual human character. — Brian Tracy

All things are created twice, but not all first creations are by conscious design. In our personal lives, if we do not develop our own self-awareness and become responsible for first creations, we empower other people and circumstances outside our Circle of Influence to shape much of our lives by default. We reactively live the scripts handed to us by family, associates, other people's agendas, the pressures of circumstance - scripts from our earlier years, from our training, our conditioning. — Stephen Covey

The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not. — Adolf Loos

You say that money doesn't bring happiness... but you have them... don't ya?
If they don't bring happiness give them to average class and the result will be called "Bringing happiness! — Deyth Banger

That's because love is never stationary. In the end, love doesn't just keep thinking about it or keep planning for it. Simply put: love does. — Bob Goff

The place to begin building any relationship is inside ourselves, inside our circle of influence, our own character. — Stephen Covey

If you establish rules and play by them, the audience will buy in. — Richard Linklater

We shall not be indiscreet here in the broad light of day," she said, but she'd left a question in the words when she'd intended a stern admonition.
He smiled down at her. "Someday, Gillian, I will have you writhing and moaning in the broad light of day. Outdoors even."
"You'd get leaves in my hair." She could afford the humor, because he was behaving.
"Among other places, but then I'd help you remove them. — Grace Burrowes

She stepped closer. "But didn't those actions come with consequences?" "Yes." "And you probably knew they would. But you acted for those who couldn't speak up for themselves. That's special, America. — Kiera Cass

Proactive people focus their efforts in the Circle of Influence. They work on the things they can do something about. The nature of their energy is positive, enlarging and magnifying, causing their Circle of Influence to increase. — Stephen R. Covey

You don't need to be stable to be a stand-up comedian. — David Steinberg

Habit 7 is taking the time to sharpen the saw. By renewing the four dimensions of your nature - physical, spiritual, mental and social/emotional, you can work more quickly and effortlessly. To do this, we must be proactive. This is a Quadrant II (important, not urgent) activity that must be acted on. It's at the center of our Circle of Influence, so we must do it for ourselves. — Stephen Covey

There is a germ of religion in human nature so strong that whenever an order of men can persuade the people by flattery or terror that they have salvation at their disposal, there can be no end to fraud, violence, or usurpation. — Christopher Hitchens

Reactive people, on the other hand, focus their efforts in the Circle of Concern. They focus on the weakness of other people, the problems in the environment, and circumstances over which they have no control. Their focus results in blaming and accusing attitudes, reactive language, and increased feelings of victimization. The negative energy generated by that focus, combined with neglect in areas they could do something about, causes their Circle of Influence to shrink. — Stephen R. Covey