Marilyn vos Savant

You’re who you think you are, even if you never admit it to yourself or to anyone else. You may be in the worst position to judge, but you’re in the best position to know.

Marilyn vos Savant

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.

Marilyn vos Savant

A 45-year old looks a lot like a 25-year old who’s been out all night. And feels just as good about having survived the experience.

Marilyn vos Savant

A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.

Marilyn vos Savant

A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.

Marilyn vos Savant

Almost all of the finer things in life are free or nearly free. You don’t have to pay for the sky at night or snow in the morning or a kiss on the nose when you’re sick. Forgetting that may put you at the mercy of those who seek to profit by convincing you to want whatever it is they have to sell.

Marilyn vos Savant

An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance writes one of its own.

Marilyn vos Savant

An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

Marilyn vos Savant

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

Marilyn vos Savant

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

Marilyn vos Savant