Quote
"A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does."
M
Marilyn vos SavantBeing defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes — Marilyn vos Savant
"Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent."
M
Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savant
author10 quotes
Marilyn vos Savant is an American magazine columnist who has the highest recorded intelligence quotient (IQ) in the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Since 1986, she has written "Ask Marilyn", a Parade magazine Sunday column wherein she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects, and which popularized the Monty Hall problem in 1990.
More by Marilyn vos Savant
View all →Quote
"To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe."
M
Marilyn vos SavantQuote
"The original answer defines certain conditions, [...] Anything else is a different question."
M
Marilyn vos SavantQuote
"Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses."
M
Marilyn vos SavantQuote
"The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth."
M
Marilyn vos SavantQuote
"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."
M
Marilyn vos Savant