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Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.

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
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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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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
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Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.
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Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.
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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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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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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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Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.
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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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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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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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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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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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