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.
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Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.
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Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.
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Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
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Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
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Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
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A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.
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Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.
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People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.
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Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
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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.
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Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.
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Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
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The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.
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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.
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What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from."
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Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.
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Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.
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Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.
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Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.
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I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.
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Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
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