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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
Author
Businessperson
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
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Wisdom
Choices
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Make
Effective
Life
Inner
Communication
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