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The core of any family is what is changeless, what is going to be there──shared vision and values.

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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
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Vision
Values
Family
Going
Changeless
Shared

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