"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."
"Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems."
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Source: Our Children and the Crisis in Education by Stephen R. Covey, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 20, 2010.
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