Quotes from Marilyn vos Savant

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

The squeaky wheel may get the most oil, but it's also the first to be replaced.

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.

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

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

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

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

Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.

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

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

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.

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

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.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.

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

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