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Helen Gurley Brown

My success was not based so much on any great intelligence but on great common sense.

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Helen Gurley Brown is saying that her achievements came more from practical thinking and good judgment than from being exceptionally smart. She emphasizes that everyday reasoning and sensible decisions played a bigger role in her success than high intelligence.

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