Quote

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

Marilyn vos Savant

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Marilyn vos Savant
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: August 11
Columnist
Journalist
Playwright
Writer
St. Louis
Missouri
Vengeance
Writes
Justice
Book
Writing
Misdeeds
Closes

More quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

Image
Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
What women want is what men want. They want respect.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
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.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
How can we live in freedom and maintain that we are entitled to *anything* that we can't get without the labor of others? Remember, if we are entitled to the labor of others, that makes slaves of those others.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
The 40s are when you start trading your psychological problems for physical ones.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
The difference between America and England is that the English think 100 miles is a long distance and the Americans think 100 years is a long time. The difference between an autobiography and an unauthorized biography is like the difference between an account of your life written by your mother and one written by your mother-in-law.
Marilyn vos Savant