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I think the greatest challenge between child and parent is communication.

Sean Covey

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Sean Covey
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: September 17
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Instead of trying to blend in and be like everyone else, be proud of and celebrate your unique differences and qualities. A fruit salad is delicious precisely because each fruit maintains its own flavor.
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Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.
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Strong minds talk about ideas weak minds talk about people.
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Don't wait until people are dead to give them flowers.
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My focus has kind of been on teenagers, you know, and I think we've got a huge crisis right now in America, among our teens.
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It's hard, but sometimes it is better to have no friends for a time than to have the wrong friends. The wrong group can lead you down all kinds of paths you really don't want to be on. And retracing your steps can be a long and hard journey
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If you're planning on dropping out of high school, prepare yourself for the future by repeating aloud each day: 'I'm looking forward to low-paying jobs for the rest of my life.'
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You should see my baby pictures. My cheeks hung off my face like water balloons. You can imagine how often I was teased.
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My dad is a good role model for me, and then I had a high school coach that really helped me out when I was struggling and made a big difference in my life.
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Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on.
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