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The average family spends 30 hours in front of a television, and they say they don't have the time to have a balanced, integrated life.

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