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Marilyn vos Savant

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“Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and who have a strong personal motivation to recover their heterosexuality.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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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.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“To acquire knowledge, one must study but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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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.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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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.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.”— Marilyn vos Savant
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“Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.”— Marilyn vos Savant