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
The original answer defines certain conditions, [...] Anything else is a different question.
A friend is someone who stays by your side all through the troubles he's caused you.
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
Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.
Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?
Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.
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?d rather be rejected than used because they both amount to the same thing in the end, but being used takes a lot longer.
Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.