Stephen Covey Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family.”

“Both times I was in India, I could not get people to listen to each other. I had to literally tell people to listen to each other and tell them that they can't get creative and find alternate solutions if they don't listen to each other. There's a lot of arguing and justifying.”

“In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so you can get better jobs - so the pressure to do well is really high.”

“You're not a product of your nature. That is your genetic makeup or your nurture, the things that have happened to you. Of course those things affect you powerfully, but they do not determine you.”

“But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital!”

“My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.'”

“Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.'”

“Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities.”

“Mind over mattress.”

“When the external factors over which one has no control in a way start to become negative, it starts to affect our creative juices.”