Marilyn vos Savant Quotes - Page 4

Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.

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

Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.

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

[When asked if the voice is an instrument:] Yes, of course. Some are violins, some are fountain pens and some are stethoscopes. And others are just washboards.

Yes. The original argument is defective. Substitute the word 'male' for 'gay,' and you'll see the flaw: 'Male people cannot be normal. If everyone were male starting tomorrow, the human race would die out, so being male cannot be nature's intended way.' Or you could substitute the word 'female.' In either case, the argument makes no sense: Being male or female is perfectly normal.

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

[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.

Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.

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

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

Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.

The original answer defines certain conditions. Anything else is a different question.

Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.

Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses.

One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from practice, and persevering.

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.

Know how to effectively voice a complaint or make a claim at a retail store.

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

Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.

Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.

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