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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

Marilyn vos Savant

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
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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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Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean you're not doing anything useful. You are, for example, at least keeping your mother-in-law's wit sharp.
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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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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
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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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Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
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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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What women want is what men want. They want respect.
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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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Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.
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Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.
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Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them
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Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.
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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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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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One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
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