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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
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An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed an act of vengeance writes one of its own
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Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.
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Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.
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The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
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I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.
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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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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
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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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Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.
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It is a lot easier to prove that you don't love someone than it is to prove that you do, but one of the best 'proofs' I know is the desire to devote time to the person with no expectation of any sort of compensation, including gratitude, in return.
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Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
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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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Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.
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What women want is what men want. They want respect.
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The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?
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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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