Stephen Covey (Stephen Richards Covey) Quotes

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.

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• If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.

  

  Stephen Covey
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