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" Every time you think the problem is 'out there,' that very thought is the problem. "
Stephen Covey
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" When it comes to developing character strength, inner security and unique personal and interpersonal talents and skills in a child, no institution can or ever will compare with, or effectively substitute for, the home's potential for positive influence. "
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" There is a heavy emphasis in Mormonism on initiative, on responsibility, on a work ethic, and on education. If you take those elements together with a free-enterprise system, you've got the chemistry for a lot of industry. "
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" We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles. "
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" Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them. "
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" I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine. "
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" Listen with your eyes for feelings. "
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" Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you. "
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" Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships. "
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" Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for. "
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" Most negotiators are trying to get their way. "
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" You can't talk your way out of problems you behave yourself into. "
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" It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field. "
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" It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize. "
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" In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so you can get better jobs - so the pressure to do well is really high. "
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" Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family. "
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" Outsourcing is inevitable, and I don't think it's necessarily treating people like things. "
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" Mind over mattress. "
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" Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior. "
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" My parents were just constantly affirming me in everything that I did. Late at night, I'd wake up and hear my mother talking over my bed, saying, 'You're going to do great on this test. You can do anything you want.' "
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" Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge. "
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" Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response. "
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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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" A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life. "
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" We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals. "
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" In school, many of us procrastinate and then successfully cram for tests. We get the grades and degrees we need to get the jobs we want, even if we fail to get a good general education. "
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