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If you want to be trusted, be trustworthy.

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
Professor
Writer
Salt Lake City
Utah
Stephen Richards Covey
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Effective people are not problem-minded they're opportunity minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems.
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