Quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

About Marilyn vos Savant:

Marilyn vos Savant is an American who is known for previously having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. [V]os Savant is a magazine columnist, author, lecturer, and playwright." Since 1986 she has written "Ask Marilyn," a Parade magazine Sunday column where she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects.
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Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.

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

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Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

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

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

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Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

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Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.

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Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.

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While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.

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If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.

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I think one of the problems [with raising intelligent children] is compulsory schooling...and that children are sitting there and they are taught and told what to believe. They are passive from the very beginning, and one must be very, very aggressiv...

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I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.

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I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and who have a strong personal motivation to recover their heterosexuality.

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Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.

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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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The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.

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

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Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.

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Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

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Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.

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Author Bio

  • NameMarilyn vos Savant
  • DescriptionUS American magazine columnist, author and lecturer
  • BornAugust 11, 1946
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionColumnist; Author; Journalist