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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
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St. Louis
Missouri
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I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.
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How can we live in freedom and maintain that we are entitled to *anything* that we can't get without the labor of others? Remember, if we are entitled to the labor of others, that makes slaves of those others.
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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
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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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Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.
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Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
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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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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.
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A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.
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Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
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If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.
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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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Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.
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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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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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Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.
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A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.
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