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Only as we keep an open communication with our deep inner life will we have the wisdom to make effective choices.
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
Stephen Richards Covey
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You always reap what you sow there is no shortcut.
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