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Marilyn vos Savant is an American writer and columnist, recognized for holding a record-high IQ score. Her "Ask Marilyn" column in Parade magazine became famous for its logical puzzles and solutions to complex questions. She has inspired public interest in logic, mathematics, and reasoning. Here are 106 of her quotes:

People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.

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Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad.

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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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Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.

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Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?

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Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

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Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.

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Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

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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 keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

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Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows.

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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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Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.

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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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Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.

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Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.

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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.

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Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

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Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

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I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.

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Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

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