Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

The difference between America and England is that the English think 100 miles is a long distance and the Americans think 100 years is a long time. The difference between an autobiography and an unauthorized biography is like the difference between an account of your life written by your mother and one written by your mother-in-law.

The only real meaning in life can be found in a good man. And maybe Paris. Preferably the two together.

Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.

Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.

Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail.

You're who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you're in the best position to know.