As human beings, we are responsible for our own lives. Our behavior is a function of our decisions, not our conditions. We can subordinate feelings to values.

Effective people stay out of Quadrants III and IV because, urgent or not, they aren't important. They also shrink Quadrant I down to size by spending more time in Quadrant II...Quadrant II is the heart of effective personal management.

When you engage in a work that taps your talent and fuels your passion-that rises out of a great need in the world that you feel drawn by conscience to meet-therein lies your voice, your calling, your soul's code.

When we pick up one end of the stick, we pick up the other.

Self-awareness involves deep personal honesty. It comes from asking and answering hard questions.

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.