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Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.

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

A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.

If you never heard opportunity knock, maybe you're never at home.

No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen things you're trying to get done, all at the same time.

Relatively few of us will find the time-or take it-to live an ever enlarging life.

Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.

Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.

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

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.

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

Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.

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

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.

The 40s are when you start trading your psychological problems for physical ones.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.

The original answer defines certain conditions, [ ... ] Anything else is a different question.

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.

Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

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

Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them.

Try square dancing-at least long enough to no longer feel silly and begin to have fun.

Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.

What women want is what men want. They want respect.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once.

Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.

Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail.

I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.

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

Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.

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

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.

My thoughts are like waffles - the first few don't look so good.

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.

Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean you're not doing anything useful. You are, for example, at least keeping your mother-in-law's wit sharp.

Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.

Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.

Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.

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

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Intelligence is not trying.

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

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

Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.

One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.

An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.

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

The only real meaning in life can be found in a good man. And maybe Paris. Preferably the two together.

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.

I?d rather be rejected than used because they both amount to the same thing in the end, but being used takes a lot longer.

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.

Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.

Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.

When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.

Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.

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

An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance writes one of its own

An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.

Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.

Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.

Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read.

I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth.

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

You can't be wise without being intelligent, but you certainly can be intelligent without being wise.

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.

Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.

Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

A 45-year old looks a lot like a 25-year old who's been out all night. And feels just as good about having survived the experience.

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

Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.

[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.

Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.

If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.

Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.

Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.

Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.

A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.

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

Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.