Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savantis an American who is known for having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Savant is a magazine columnist, author, lecturer, and playwright. Since 1986, she has written "Ask Marilyn," a Parade magazine Sunday column where she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 August 1946
CountryUnited States of America
One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
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.
A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.
Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.
Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.
The magnitude of an action may change not only the strength of its impact, but the direction. If you became a dentist, for example, you would certainly be an asset to our society. But what if everyone became a dentist? Who would bake the bread? Who would build the houses?
Try square dancing-at least long enough to no longer feel silly and begin to have fun.
Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.
Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.
If you never heard opportunity knock, maybe you're never at home.
If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.