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A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
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St. Louis
Missouri
Morning
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Night
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Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.
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Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.
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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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I believe that one becomes stronger emotionally by taking life less personally. If your employer criticizes your report, don't take it personally. Instead, find out what's needed and fix it. If your girlfriend laughs at your tie, don't take it personally. Find another tie or find another girlfriend.
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Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
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What women want is what men want. They want respect.
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Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.
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The difference between America and England is that the English think 100 miles is a long distance and the Americans think 100 years is a long time. The difference between an autobiography and an unauthorized biography is like the difference between an account of your life written by your mother and one written by your mother-in-law.
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If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.
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Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
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Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
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Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes to the survival of the individual at the expense of the group. In the garden of life, some people are more like flowers, and other people are more like weeds.
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