Marilyn Vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savant is an American magazine columnist, author, lecturer and playwright who rose to fame through her listing in the Guinness Book of World Records under "Highest IQ". Since 1986 she has written Ask Marilyn, a Sunday column in Parade magazine in which she solves puzzles and answers questions from readers on a variety of subjects.
“Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.”
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“Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.”
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“If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another ,before you do anything,you should first decide wether you have a better head or a better heart.”
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“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
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“I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.”
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“To acquire knowledge, one must study;but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
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“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.”
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