“ Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Know how to travel from your town to a nearby town without a car, either by bus or by rail. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized. 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
“ Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering. Marilyn vos Savant
“ The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time. Marilyn vos Savant
“ A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night. Marilyn vos Savant
“ What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.' Marilyn vos Savant
“ Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent. Marilyn vos Savant
“ Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments. Marilyn vos Savant
“ 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
“ If your head tells you one thing and your heart tells you another before you do anything you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart. Marilyn vos Savant
