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

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

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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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Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

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

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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.

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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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