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Marilyn vos Savant

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Columnist, author and lecturer and wordsmith — Marilyn vos Savant (b. 1946) is an American voice whose observations cut across disciplines. Marilyn vos Savant's observations on Society are as sharp as their thoughts on Freedom, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Discover 24 of Marilyn vos Savant's most memorable quotes, ranging across Society, Freedom, Car, Work, and Wisdom. A favorite of many readers: "Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before."

“Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Funny

All Quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

“The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Learning

“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.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Home

“A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Morning

“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.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Communication

“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.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Change

“Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Car

“Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Society

“Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Funny

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Music

“Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Alone

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Business

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Knowledge

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Success

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Freedom

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Food

“Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.”

— Marilyn vos Savant

Society

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Education

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Intelligence

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Car

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Freedom