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If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
Stephen Covey
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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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