198 Quotes by Marilyn Vos Savant

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.

Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn’t. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.

One of the few articles of clothing that a man won’t try to remove from a woman is an apron.

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.

Geometry is beautifully logical, and it teaches you how to think and prove that things are so, step by step by step. Proofs are excellent lessons in reasoning. Without logic and reasoning, you are dependent on jumping to conclusions or – worse – having empty opinions.

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

Be able to set a table so that you feel like you’re dining, not just sitting and eating.

No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen things you’re trying to get done, all at the same time.