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But until a person can say deeply and honestly, I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday, that person cannot say, I choose otherwise.

Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
Author
Businessperson
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
Person
Integrity
Made
Choose
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Choices
Deeply
Inspirational
Yesterday
Cannot
Management
Today
Honestly
Persons
Otherwise

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