Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.

Stephen Covey

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• There’s no urgency, a third voice urged, pleading compromise. No duty calls. Hold onto the illusion a little longer.So she tried to go on pretending. After all, can’t believing sometimes make dreams come true?No, it can’t. Besides, you're awake now.

  

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• Without trust, the best we can do is compromise.

  

  Stephen Covey
  • Compromise