Quotes By Marilyn Vos Savant

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

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

Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction process.

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 correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

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

The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.

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

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.

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.

I would not encourage children or teens to multitask because we don't know where those efforts may lead.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

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

Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.

Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.

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

Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.

Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.

Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.

Be able to hiccup silently, or at least without alerting neighbors to your situation. The first hiccup is an exception.

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

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

Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?

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

Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.

Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.

Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.

Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

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.