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The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Essence
Literature
Freedom
Individual
America

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You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.
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Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
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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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Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
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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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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
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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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Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you
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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.
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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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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
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What women want is what men want. They want respect.
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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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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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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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Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
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Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.
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Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
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