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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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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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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 correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.
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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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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 read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
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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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Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.
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Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
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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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While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.
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Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.
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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
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Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail.
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Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.
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