Quotes about Response
Three central values in life—the experiential, or that which happens to us; the creative, or that which we bring into existence; and the attitudinal, or our response in difficult circumstances.
— Stephen Covey
In your freedom to choose your response lies the power to achieve growth and happiness.
— Stephen Covey
It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. Of course, things can hurt us physically or economically and can cause sorrow. But our character, our basic identity, does not have to be hurt at all.
— Stephen Covey
It is not what others do or even our own mistakes that hurt us the most; it is our response to those things.
— Stephen Covey
Look at the weaknesses of others with compassion, not accusation. It's not what they're not doing or should be doing that's the issue. The issue is your own chosen response to the situation and what you should be doing. If you start to think the problem is out there, stop yourself. That thought is the problem.
— Stephen Covey
It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.
— Stephen Covey
Remember that quick fix is a mirage. Building and repairing relationships takes time. If you become impatient with his apparent lack of response or his seeming ingratitude, you may make huge withdrawals and undo all the good you've done. "After all we've done for you, the sacrifices we've made, how can you be so ungrateful? We try to be nice and you act like this. I can't believe it!
— Stephen Covey
While we can't always control what happens to us, we can always choose how we react to life's challenges.
— Stephen Covey
Because we listen autobiographically, we tend to respond in one of four ways. We evaluate—we either agree or disagree; we probe—we ask questions from our own frame of reference; we advise—we give counsel based on our own experience; or we interpret—we try to figure people out, to explain their motives, their behavior, based on our own motives and behavior.
— Stephen Covey
It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us. Of course, things can hurt us physically or economically
— Stephen Covey
Our unique human endowments lift us above the animal world. The extent to which we exercise and develop these endowments empowers us to fulfill our uniquely human potential. Between stimulus and response is our greatest power—the freedom to choose.
— Stephen Covey
It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts
— Stephen Covey