Quotes By Marilyn Vos Savant

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.

Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.

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

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

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

Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.

Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.

Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?

Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.

Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read.

Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.

Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store.

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

Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad.