Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

If the only vision we have of ourselves comes from the social mirror - from the current social paradigm and from the opinions, perceptions, and paradigms of the people around us - our view of ourselves is like the reflection in a crazy mirror room at the carnival.

Stephen Covey

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  Stephen Covey
  • Crazy
  • Opinion
  • Vision