Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savantis an American who is known for having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Savant is a magazine columnist, author, lecturer, and playwright. Since 1986, she has written "Ask Marilyn," a Parade magazine Sunday column where she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 August 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Marilyn vos Savant quotes about
No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen things you're trying to get done, all at the same time.
Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.
Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.
Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes to the survival of the individual at the expense of the group. In the garden of life, some people are more like flowers, and other people are more like weeds.
Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.
Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.
Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.
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.
[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.
I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth.
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.