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You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.

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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Person
Heart
Loyalty
Enthusiasm
Economics
Management
Business
Hands

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