Quotes about Integrity
But is it possible that under that apparently disloyal behavior, these employees question whether I really act in their best interest? Do they feel like I'm treating them as mechanical objects? Is there some truth to that?
— Stephen Covey
I just can't seem to keep a promise I make to myself.
— Stephen Covey
Humility is the mother of all virtues.
— Stephen Covey
Integrity is, fundamentally, the value we place on ourselves. It's our ability to make and keep commitments to ourselves, to "walk our talk
— Stephen Covey
I believe that a life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth. I do not agree with the popular success literature that says that self-esteem is primarily a matter of mind set, of attitude—that you can psych yourself into peace of mind. Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
— Stephen Covey
One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present. When you defend those who are absent, you retain the trust of those present.
— Stephen Covey
Only basic goodness gives life to technique.
— Stephen Covey
People can't live with change if there's not a changeless core inside them. The key to the ability to change is a changeless sense of who you are, what you are about and what you value.
— Stephen Covey
You always reap what you sow; there is no shortcut.
— Stephen Covey
An agreement means very little in letter without the character and relationship base to sustain it in spirit.
— Stephen Covey
Our character, basically, is a composite of our habits. "Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny," the maxim goes.
— Stephen Covey
Here are some examples of where you might be paying Trust Taxes or earning Trust Dividends:
— Stephen Covey