Stephen Covey Quotes About Relationships

Quotes about: Relationships

• Little kindness and courtesies are so important. In relationships, the little things are the big things.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Family, Kindness

• The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Duplicity, Important

  Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.228, Mango Media Inc.

• Our greatest joy and our greatest pain comes in our relationships with others.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Broken Heart, Pain

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.197, Simon and Schuster

• When parents see their children's problems as opportunities to build the relationship instead of as negative, burdensome irritations, it totally changes the nature of parent-child interaction. Parents become more willing, even excited, about deeply understanding and helping their children. . . . This paradigm is powerful in business as well.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Change, Family

• Seek first to understand, then to be understood.

  Stephen Covey

  Love, Inspirational, Relationship

  Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.267, Simon and Schuster

• Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Trust, Boyfriend

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.203, Simon and Schuster

• The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are. And if our words and our actions come from superficial human relations techniques (the Personality Ethic) rather than from our own inner core (the Character Ethic), others will sense that duplicity. We simply won't be able to create and sustain the foundation necessary for effective interdependence.

  Stephen Covey

  Life, Relationship, Change

  Stephen R. Covey (1994). “Daily Reflections for Highly Effective People: Living THE SEVEN HABITS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE Every Day”, p.208, Simon and Schuster

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

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Character, Circles

  Stephen R. Covey (1992). “Principle Centered Leadership”, p.60, Simon and Schuster

• One of the best ways to educate our hearts is to look at our interaction with other people, because our relationships with others are fundamentally a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.

  Stephen Covey

  Inspirational, Relationship, Heart

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.184, Simon and Schuster

• Interdependence is a higher value than independence

  Stephen Covey

  Love, Friendship, Relationship

  Stephen R. Covey (2008). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Personal Workbook”, p.27, Simon and Schuster

• Quality relationships are built on principles, especially the principle of trust.

  Stephen Covey

  Relationship, Quality, Principles

  Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill, Rebecca R. Merrill (1995). “First Things First”, p.57, Simon and Schuster

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