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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
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St. Louis
Missouri
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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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If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
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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 recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
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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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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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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 recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them
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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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Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
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The 40s are when you start trading your psychological problems for physical ones.
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Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
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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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Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you
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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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The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
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Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
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Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
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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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