Quote

Profit is what we have left after we make a donation to a worthwhile cause.

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
Profit
Cause
Causes
Left
Make
Donation
Worthwhile

More quotes by Marilyn vos Savant

Image
Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed an act of vengeance writes one of its own
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.
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
Image
While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from practice, and persevering.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
What is the essence of America? The essence of America is finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom to and freedom from.
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
Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read
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 in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
What women want is what men want. They want respect.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.
Marilyn vos Savant
Image
Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.
Marilyn vos Savant