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Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
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St. Louis
Missouri
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I love having ten times as much stuff to do as I can possibly find time to do. That way, I can pick the one-tenth that I want to do most. But if I only have enough to just occupy all my time, I'm stuck doing all of whatever stuff it happens to be.
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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
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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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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from practice, and persevering.
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Geometry is beautifully logical, and it teaches you how to think and prove that things are so, step by step by step. Proofs are excellent lessons in reasoning. Without logic and reasoning, you are dependent on jumping to conclusions or - worse - having empty opinions.
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Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.
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Common sense comes from experience, and kids need to fail as well as succeed in order to learn it. It's difficult to develop common sense when you spend a lot of time in your room where nothing much happens.
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The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.
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Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.
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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
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Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
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Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
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The lower our self-esteem, the more we're attracted to our opposite, and the higher our self-esteem, the more we are attracted to another like ourselves.
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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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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
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What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom to and freedom from.
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