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we're responsible for our own lives.

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
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Lives

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Patience is emotional diligence.
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As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently.
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Almost every significant breakthrough is the result of a courageous break with traditional ways of thinking.
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It is futile to put personality ahead of character, to try to improve relationships with others before improving ourselves.
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Leadership without mutual trust is a contradiction in terms.
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To touch the soul of another human being is to walk on holy ground.
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When the trust is high, you get the trust dividend. Investors invest in brands people trust. Consumers buy more from companies they trust, they spend more with companies they trust, they recommend companies they trust, and they give companies they trust the benefit of the doubt when things go wrong.
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Synergy is the highest activity of life it creates new untapped alternatives it values and exploits the mental, emotional, and psychological differences between people.
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Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is the fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her.
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Affirm people. Affirm your children. Believe in them, not in what you see but in what you don't see - their potential.
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Peace of mind comes when your life is in harmony with true principles and values and in no other way.
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If we spend most of our time concerned about things we cannot truly directly influence, what we can influence will be reduced. If we spend our energies on those things over which we can expect positive results, we will expand our influence.
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The key to creating passion in your life is to find your unique talents, and your special role and purpose in the world.
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Make small commitments and keep them. Be a light, not a judge. Be a model, not a critic. Be a part of the solution, not the problem.
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It's better to be trusted than to be liked.
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Public behavior is merely private character writ large.
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We don't invent our missions, we detect them.
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Building and repairing relationships are long-term investments.
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I teach people how to treat me by what I will allow.
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