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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
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Never
Judging
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Position
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Worst
Anyone
Else
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Best
Admit
Even
Judge

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