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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
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.
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Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.
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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.
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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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Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
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What women want is what men want. They want respect.
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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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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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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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...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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Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.
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Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.
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To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
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Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.
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