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To know and not to do is not to know.

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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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You can buy a person's hands but you can't buy his heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is.
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Interdependency follows independence.
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The heart and soul of loving yourself is integrity and the peace of conscience it inspires.
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Effective interdependence can only be built on true independence.
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Results matter! They matter to your credibility.
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