Quotes about Integrity
There is no effectiveness without discipline, and there is no discipline without character.
— Stephen Covey
My mission is to live with integrity and to make a difference in the lives of others.
— Stephen Covey
It is character that communicates most eloquently...In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do.
— Stephen Covey
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.
— Stephen Covey
Doing the right things for the right reason in the right way is the key to Quality of Life!
— Stephen Covey
The most important ingredient we put into any relationship is not what we say or what we do, but what we are.
— Stephen Covey
There's no way we can escape accountability. We do make a difference—one way or the other. We are responsible for the impact of our lives.
— Stephen Covey
The key to growth is to learn to make promises and to keep them.
— Stephen Covey
Did you ever consider how ridiculous it would be to try to cram on a farm—to forget to plant in the spring, play all summer and then cram in the fall to bring in the harvest? The farm is a natural system. The price must be paid and the process followed. You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
— Stephen Covey
Integrity in an interdependent reality is simply this: you treat everyone by the same set of principles.
— Stephen Covey
Character Ethic as the foundation of success—things like integrity, humility, fidelity, temperance, courage, justice, patience, industry, simplicity, modesty, and the Golden Rule.
— Stephen Covey
Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. They're fundamental.
— Stephen Covey