Top 120 Marilyn Vos Savant Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don’t have time to read.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

102. “The difference between talking on your cell phone while driving and speaking with a passenger is huge. The person on the other end of the cell phone is chattering away, oblivious.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

103. “Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

105. “Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

106. “People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

107. “Be able to recognize when you’re reading or hearing material biased to your own side.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

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

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109. “Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

111. “Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.”

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112. “Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

113. “Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them.”

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114. “Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.”

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

116. “Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don’t get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.”

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117. “A friend is someone who stays by your side all through the troubles he’s caused you.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

119. “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.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

120. “If you never heard opportunity knock, maybe you’re never at home.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

122. “Relatively few of us will find the time-or take it-to live an ever enlarging life.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

123. “Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

124. “I love having ten times as much stuff to do as I can possibly find time to do. That way, I can pick the one-tenth that I want to do most. But if I only have enough to just occupy all my time, I’m stuck doing all of whatever stuff it happens to be.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

125. “Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

126. “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?”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

127. “Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

128. “Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.”

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

— Marilyn Vos Savant

130. “I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.”

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131. “Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.”

— Marilyn Vos Savant

132. “What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom ‘to’ and freedom ‘from.’”

— Marilyn Vos Savant