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Stephen Covey Quotes: Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.
         

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.


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The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.



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Our ultimate freedom is the right and power to decide how anybody or anything outside ourselves will affect us.



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When you really listen to another person from their point of view, and reflect back to them that understanding, it's like giving them emotional oxygen.



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