Marilyn vos Savant Quotes
Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
Quotes to Explore
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Body experience... is the centre of creation.
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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If we are ever to halt climate change and conserve land, water and other resources, not to mention reduce animal suffering, we must celebrate Earth Day every day - at every meal.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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I'm a big sports fan - mainly basketball.
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Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
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Gossip can be entertaining: occasionally, I've heard the most fascinating things about myself I never knew.
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I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.
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I don't really care that much about eating. But I like impressing people with how good a cook I am. So I will cook. I'm an excellent cook. Not many people know that about me.
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One of the biggest challenges for the MENA region is unemployment coupled with high population growth rates. The World Bank is committed to supporting infrastructure projects that will help with job creation across the region.
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You watch 'Whale Rider,' and I defy you to not get teary-eyed at the end there.
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Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism.
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Music is more emotional than prose, more revolutionary than poetry. I'm not saying I've got the answers, just a of questions that I don't hear other artists asking.
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Menon the Thessalian did not either conceal his immoderate desire of riches or his desire of commanding, in order to increase them, or of being esteemed for the same reason. He desired to be well with those in power, that his injustice might escape punishment.
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As a physician, I know many doctors want to utilize new technology, but they find the cost prohibitive.
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All the religions of the world, while they may differ in other respects, unitedly proclaim that nothing lives in this world but Truth.
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It would have been fun to have played Tim Robbins' role in Bull Durham.
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I don't think my parents would have let me go straight into acting full time when I was 12. I do like to have balance, naturally, as an individual.
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Publishing is a business, and I completely understand it. But when you don't have to depend on writing for your identity or your income, you can do whatever you want.
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There's a character that I play onstage, and I can't let him loose in the supermarket when I'm buying my beans on toast.
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I learned a great lesson from my mother on her deathbed. She counseled me on the importance of taking care of myself so I wouldn't end up in an unhealthy body like she did.
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It's silly to have a prototype, because one inevitably falls for someone unexpected. My only criterion is she shouldn't just look nice; she must have a personality, too.
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Be able to decline a date so gracefully that the person isn't embarrassed that he or she asked.
