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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Literature
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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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Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
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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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Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.
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Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.
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Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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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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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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Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
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Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.
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