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To judge individuals before understanding them is a form of human rejection and feeds upon itself.

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
Humans
Individuals
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Upon
Individual
Form
Feeds
Human
Rejection

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