"Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before"
"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent"
"Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight"
"While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying"
"Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin"
"Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once"
"Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service"
"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 recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country"
"Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked"
"Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?"
"Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself"
"Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read"
"Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life"
"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"
"Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward"
"Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person"
"Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning"
"Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant"
"Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term"
