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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
Freedom
Individual
America
Essence
Literature

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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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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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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
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Common sense comes from experience, and kids need to fail as well as succeed in order to learn it. It's difficult to develop common sense when you spend a lot of time in your room where nothing much happens.
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Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.
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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 live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.
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Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
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Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.
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It is a lot easier to prove that you don't love someone than it is to prove that you do, but one of the best 'proofs' I know is the desire to devote time to the person with no expectation of any sort of compensation, including gratitude, in return.
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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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An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
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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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While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.
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A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.
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Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.
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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 decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
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