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Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
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Society
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One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
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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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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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You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.
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When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
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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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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
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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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Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.
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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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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 recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind 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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Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
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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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Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.
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Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean you're not doing anything useful. You are, for example, at least keeping your mother-in-law's wit sharp.
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Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
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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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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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