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It's easy to say ''no!'' when there's a deeper ''yes!'' burning inside.

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
Easy
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Burning
Deeper
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The great contributors in life are those who, though afraid of the knock at the door, still answer it.
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When we listen with the intent to understand others, rather than with the intent to reply, we begin true communication and relationship building. Opportunities to then speak openly and to be understood come much more naturally and easily.
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It's not only a matter of when to do things, but whether or not to do them at all.
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How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
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The key to the 99 is the one. Or, put another way, the key to the group is the one individual. Think about the one, talk to the one, regard the one, serve the one. If you are sincere and constant, you will discover that gradually your influence with the many will be magnified.
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A long, healthy, and happy life is the result of making contributions, of having meaningful projects that are personally exciting and contribute to and bless the lives of others.
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