Friday, December 11, 2009

Marilyn vos Savant Quotes






Marilyn vos Savant Quotes

(Vos Savant is in 'The Guinness Book of
World Records' under "Highest IQ".)


"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."
1

"To acquire knowledge one must study; but to acquire wisdom,
one must observe."
1

"Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
Giving up is what makes it permanent."
1

"Success is achieved by developing our strengths,
not by eliminating our weaknesses."
1

:Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way.
Otherwise, all you have is an opinion."
1

"There's plenty of intelligence in the world,
but the courage to do things differently is in short supply."
1

"The length of your education is less important than its breadth,
and the length of your life is less important than its depth."
1

"A good idea will keep you awake during the morning,
but a great idea will keep you awake during the night."
1

"What women want is what men want. They want respect."
1

"Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being
an interesting person."
1

"Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance
that you dislike."
1

"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."
1

"Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line
and back out of a driveway."
1

"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."

2 comments:

  1. Val,
    These are all really great quotes. Makes me wnat to steal them.
    Hugs!
    Thanks!
    Merry

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  2. Oh! I haven't read much of her, but I think she's great! Isn't she in the CDT paper? is she in national papers too? I'll have to read more of her, Sissy. I'll tell you my faves by her:

    "Being defeated is often a temporary condition.
    Giving up is what makes it permanent."

    "There's plenty of intelligence in the world,
    but the courage to do things differently is in short supply."

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

    Those are my faves!

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