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

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

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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.

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

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

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Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.

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

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

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Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

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

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If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.

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What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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

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

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Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store.

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

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

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Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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