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People behave more on the basis of how they feel than how they think unless there are good feelings between people, it is almost impossible to reason intelligently.

Stephen Covey

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Stephen Covey
Age: 79 †
Born: 1932
Born: October 24
Died: 2012
Died: July 16
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Businessperson
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
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