Quotes from Marilyn vos Savant

What women want is what men want. They want respect.

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

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

Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.

One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.

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

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

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.

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

Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.

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

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

When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.

Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

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

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

A 45-year old looks a lot like a 25-year old who's been out all night. And feels just as good about having survived the experience.

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

A friend is someone who stays by your side all through the troubles he's caused you.

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

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

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