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A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
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Geometry is beautifully logical, and it teaches you how to think and prove that things are so, step by step by step. Proofs are excellent lessons in reasoning. Without logic and reasoning, you are dependent on jumping to conclusions or - worse - having empty opinions.
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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
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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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Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
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The 40s are when you start trading your psychological problems for physical ones.
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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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Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
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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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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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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
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One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from practice, and persevering.
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One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
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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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Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.
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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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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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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
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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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