Marilyn vos Savant

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

If you never heard opportunity knock, maybe you're never at home.

— Marilyn vos Savant

Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds,…

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

“If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another ,before you do anything,you should first decide wether you…

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

It is a lot easier to prove that you don't love someone than it is to prove that you do, but one…

— Marilyn vos Savant

I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes to the survival of the individual at the…

— Marilyn vos Savant

Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

Geometry is beautifully logical, and it teaches you how to think and prove that things are so, step by step by step.…

— Marilyn vos Savant

I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth.

— Marilyn vos Savant

Relatively few of us will find the time-or take it-to live an ever enlarging life.

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly…

— Marilyn vos Savant

I love having ten times as much stuff to do as I can possibly find time to do. That way, I can…

— Marilyn vos Savant

Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your…

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant

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

— Marilyn vos Savant