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Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Happy
Success
May
Stuck
Ability
Whatever
Happiness

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The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?
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Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
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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 set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.
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Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.
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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 recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.
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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
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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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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
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An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed an act of vengeance writes one of its own
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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 read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.
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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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Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.
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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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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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Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
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