Independent will is our capacity to act. It gives us the power to transcend our paradigms, to swim upstream, to rewrite our scripts, to act based on principle rather than reacting based on emotion or circumstance.

— Stephen R. Covey

Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.

— Stephen R. Covey

Is it logical that two people can disagree and that both can be right? It's not logical: it's psychological. And it's very real.

— Stephen R. Covey

It comes from within.

— Stephen R. Covey

It is character that communicates most eloquently.

— Stephen R. Covey

Just as faith without works is dead, so also works without faith.

— Stephen R. Covey

Live out of your imagination, not your history.

— Stephen R. Covey

Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is the fruit of love the verb or our loving actions. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her.

— Stephen R. Covey

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

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