Marilyn Vos Savant > Quotes

“I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you can be duplicated; your lover knows you can't.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

“To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

“Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

“At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

“If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another ,before you do anything,you should first decide wether you have a better head or a better heart.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

“Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant

“Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.”
― Marilyn Vos Savant