"Give no answer to contentious arguments or irresponsible accusations. Let such things "fly out open windows" until they spend themselves."
Stephen Richards Covey was an American educator, author, businessman, and speaker. His most popular book is The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. His other books include First Things First, Principle-Centered Leadership, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families, The 8th Habit, and The Leader In Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child at a Time. In 1996,
"Retire from your job but never from meaningful projects. If you want to live a long life, you need eustress, that is, a deep sense of meaning and contribution to worthy projects and causes, particularly your intergenerational family."
"Courage is not the absence of fear but the awareness that something else is more important."
"Live out of your imagination, not your history."
"We dont invent our missions, we detect them."
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience."
"Perform anonymous service. Whenever we do good for others anonymously, our sense of intrinsic worth and self-respect increases. … Selfless service has always been one of the most powerful methods of influence."