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Through imagination, we can visualize the uncredited worlds of potential that lie within us.

Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
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Businessperson
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
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Visualize
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Vision
Imagination
Within
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