Marilyn vos Savant Quotes about Literature

Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

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.

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

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.

Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.

Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read

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

Play more than one game at a time. This is a painless way to learn how to do many things at once.

Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.

Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.

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

Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them