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“Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.”
“Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.”
“Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.”
“Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.”
“People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.”
“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.”
“A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.”
“Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.”
“Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.”
“Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.”
“Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows.”
“Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?”
“I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.”
“What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'”
“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.”
“Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.”
“Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.”
“The difference between talking on your cell phone while driving and speaking with a passenger is huge. The person on the other end of the cell phone is chattering away, oblivious.”
“Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.”
“Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.”