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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.

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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Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
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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 meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.
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Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
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I believe that one becomes stronger emotionally by taking life less personally. If your employer criticizes your report, don't take it personally. Instead, find out what's needed and fix it. If your girlfriend laughs at your tie, don't take it personally. Find another tie or find another girlfriend.
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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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Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.
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Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.
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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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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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Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.
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