The greatest risk is the risk of riskless living.

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"Love is a verb. Love—the feeling—is a fruit of love, the verb."

- Stephen Covey

Love

"The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by conditions, by their environment. Proactive people are driven by values—carefully thought about, selected, and internalized values."

- Stephen Covey

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"Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it's holy ground. There's no greater investment."

- Stephen Covey

Personal Growth

"Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment."

- Stephen Covey

Personal Growth

"We develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and obstacles."

- Stephen Covey

Personal Growth

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"You can’t be that kid standing at the top of the waterslide, overthinking it. You have to go down the chute."

- Tina Fey

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"You cannot plow a field by turning it over in your mind. To begin, begin."

- Gordon B. Hinckley

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"Do not wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already onstage."

Taking Risks

"If you don’t risk anything, you risk even more."

- Erica Jong

Taking Risks

"If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever."

- Thomas Aquinas

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