Quotes By Marilyn Vos Savant

I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.

Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.

To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.

Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.

Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.

Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.

Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.

Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.

Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

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

Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.

I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.

Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.

Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them.

Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.