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1466
Management
DELEGATING AUTHORITY
I make it an absolute rule not to make decisions that somebody else can make. The first rule of leadership is to save yourself for the big decisions.
Richard M. Nixon, former president of the United States, as quoted in TIME magazine
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1467
Real Estate
USING A POOL
No more than 10 percent of the people in an apartment complex will try to use the pool at the same time, and about 80 percent will never use it.
Vince Mooney, real estate broker, Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1468
Cooking
AVOIDING BAD FOOD
Don't eat mold on food you can mold.
Bill Kelly
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1469
Injuries
SPOTTING A FRACTURE
If you feel nauseous after injuring an arm or leg, you've probably fractured it.
J. L. McClenahan, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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1470
Gardening
PLANTING SEEDS
Most seeds should be set as deep as they are wide.
Peter van Berkum, Kittery Point, Maine
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1471
Weather
FORECASTING THE WEATHER
Tough apple skin means a hard winter.
Steven M. Keisman, New York City high school coordinator
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1472
Travel
EATING ON THE ROAD
When traveling, eat what the natives eat. It's cheaper and tastes better than anything else.
Norman Brenner, Fleetwood, New York
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1473
Driving
SPOTTING A SLOW DRIVER
When driving, never get behind a driver wearing a hat. The straighter the hat, the slower the driver.
Sue in San Diego, San Diego, California
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1474
Marriage
SPOTTING A WIFE BEATER
If a man hits his wife once, he might not do it again. If he hits his wife twice, he's likely to do it again.
Scott Parker, data specialist, Beaumont, Texas
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1475
Dogs
CARING FOR DOGS
Owning two dogs is no more work than owning one, but three dogs is hard work.
Captain Haggerty, animal trainer, actor, author, and philosopher, New York, New York
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1476
Building
BUILDING A STONE WALL
You should plan on ordering (or collecting) two cubic yards of stone for every cubic yard of finished wall.
David Finn, printmaker and stonemason, Boston, Massachusetts
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