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" To learn something but not to do is really not to learn. To know something but not to do is really not to know. "
Stephen Covey
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" Principles are guidelines for human conduct that are proven to have enduring, permanent value. "
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" Most people are basically a victim of the circumstances of their life. They have things like 9/11, they have terrorism threats, they have new war threats, they have economy problems, and they think, 'What can I do? I'm basically a victim.' "
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" Remember, we are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience. "
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" Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. "
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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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" How can you possibly reconcile the justice of God with the idea that only through Christ can you be saved? Most of the world lives and dies and never even hears of Christ. There has to be some mechanism set up for all those who have ever lived to have an opportunity to hear of Christ. "
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" Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs. "
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" We need to have business leaders who live by deep, strong principles. "
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" What air is to the body, to feel understood is to the heart. "
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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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" But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital! "
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" Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking. "
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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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" The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual. "
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" We see the world not as it is, but as we are. "
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" There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations. "
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" Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities. "
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" Stop setting goals. Goals are pure fantasy unless you have a specific plan to achieve them. "
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" In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do. "
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" Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger. "
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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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" The true identity theft is not financial. It's not in cyberspace. It's spiritual. It's been taken. "
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" Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response. "
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" Public behavior is merely private character writ large. "
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" Synergy is better than my way or your way. It's our way. "
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" The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life. "
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" If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm. "
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" A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. "
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" Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character. "
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