The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Quotes.

1. "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."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

2. "Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

3. "To change ourselves effectively, we first had to change our perceptions."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

4. "When the trust account is high, communication is easy, instant, and effective."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

5. "Two people can see the same thing, disagree, and yet both be right. It's not logical; it's psychological."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

6. "We see the world, not as it is, but as we are──or, as we are conditioned to see it."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

7. "It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

8. "My wife and I just don't have the same feelings for each other we used to have. I guess I just don't love her anymore and she doesn't love me. What can i do?" "The feeling isn't there anymore?" I asked. "That's right," he reaffirmed. "And we have three children we're really concerned about. What do you suggest?" "love her," I replied. "I told you, the feeling just isn't there anymore." "Love her." "You don't understand. the feeling of love just isn't there." "Then love her. If the feeling isn't there, that's a good reason to love her." "But how do you love when you don't love?" "My friend , love is a verb. Love - the feeling - is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Are you willing to do that?"
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

9. "to learn and not to do is really not to learn. To know and not to do is really not to know."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

10. "Happiness, like unhappiness, is a proactive choice."
- Stephen R. Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

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