I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.

I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.

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

Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors. Behind one door is a car, the others, goats. You pick a door, say #1, and the host, who knows what's behind the doors, opens another door, say #3, which has a goat. He says to you: 'Do you want to pick door #2?' Is it to your advantage to switch your choice of doors?

What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.