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Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.

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Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
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St. Louis
Missouri
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Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.
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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 hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.
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An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
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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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Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
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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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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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Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
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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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When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
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Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once.
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Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.
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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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Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.
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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 analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
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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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