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You are dependent if you allow the weaknesses of other people to ruin your emotional life!

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
Emotional
Life
People
Weaknesses
Ruin
Ruins
Dependent
Allow
Weakness

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