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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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Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
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Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.
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To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
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Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
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Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.
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I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.
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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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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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Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
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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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...there are days when I feel I can do anything and days when I feel I can do nothing. But fortunately for those around me, neither sort occurs very often.
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Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you
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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
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Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.
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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
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A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.
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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.
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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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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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