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Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them
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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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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Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
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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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When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
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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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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.
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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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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
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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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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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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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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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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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The 40s are when you start trading your psychological problems for physical ones.
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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
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To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
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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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