Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge.

Stephen Covey

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• It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.

  

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• I know it is possible not only to restore trust but to actually enhance it. The difficult things that we got through with the important people in our lives can become fertile ground for the growth of enduring trust - trust that is actually stronger because it's been tested and proved through challenge.

  

  Stephen Covey
  • Important
  • Growth
  • Difficult