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" Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking. "
Stephen Covey
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" If you carefully consider what you want to be said of you in the funeral experience, you will find your definition of success. "
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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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" For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles that are timeless and universal. This is the reason why 95% of all written constitutions throughout the world are modeled after our Constitution. "
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" The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. "
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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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" It's amazing how confused and distracted and misdirected so many people are. "
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