Quote

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

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
Literature
Able
Find
Live
Even
Never
Think
Necessary
Thinking
Alone

More quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

Image
Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes to the survival of the individual at the expense of the group. In the garden of life, some people are more like flowers, and other people are more like weeds.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
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
Image
Common sense comes from experience, and kids need to fail as well as succeed in order to learn it. It's difficult to develop common sense when you spend a lot of time in your room where nothing much happens.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
It is a lot easier to prove that you don't love someone than it is to prove that you do, but one of the best 'proofs' I know is the desire to devote time to the person with no expectation of any sort of compensation, including gratitude, in return.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
Marilyn vos Savant