We hear only half of what is said to us, understand only ha… - Mignon McLaughlin

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We hear only half of what is said to us, understand only half of that, believe only half of that, and remember only half of that.

Mignon McLaughlin

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Mignon McLaughlin (June 6, 1913 – December 20, 1983) was an American journalist and author.

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