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Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.
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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The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?
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Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.
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The lower our self-esteem, the more we're attracted to our opposite, and the higher our self-esteem, the more we are attracted to another like ourselves.
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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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The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
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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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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
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If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.
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