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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
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Officials
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If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.
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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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When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
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I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.
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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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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
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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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Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
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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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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
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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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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 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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Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.
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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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Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.
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Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.
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How can we live in freedom and maintain that we are entitled to *anything* that we can't get without the labor of others? Remember, if we are entitled to the labor of others, that makes slaves of those others.
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