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I’d rather be rejected than used because they both amount to the same thing in the end, but being used takes a lot longer.


Marilyn vos Savant

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MARILYN VOS SAVANT The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT . . . what women want is what men want. They want respect.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you shou...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.
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Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT . . . what women want is what men want. They want respect.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you shou...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the bored...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT The difference between talking on your cell phone while driving and speaking with a passenger is hug...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we liv...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Cent...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of th...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a ...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least ...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT In my opinion, defining intelligence is much like defining beauty, and I don’t mean that it’s in...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negati...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at hom...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to go shopping for a bathing suit and not become depressed afterward.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT I believe that love--not imitation--is the sincerest form of flattery. Your imitator thinks that you...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the ...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a g...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Know what to do if you feel faint or dizzy, especially if you might fall and hit your head.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't kno...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to read blueprints, diagrams, floorplans, and other diagrams used in the construction proces...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freed...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Know how weather, especially humidity, can affect the movement of doors and windows.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to jugg...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly bec...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a gener...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT I've found that most so-called sources are full of error and bias.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Everything one says or writes, no matter how clear, can and will be misunderstood by a large percent...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freed...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Skill is successfully walking a tightrope between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. ...
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 Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses
MARILYN VOS SAVANT The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a gener...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes t...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about th...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint o...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen thing...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are diff...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read.
MARILYN VOS SAVANT I think one of the problems [with raising intelligent children in modern society] is compulsory scho...
MARILYN VOS SAVANT We were very nervous. Everyone at the table was anxious to see what the results were. It just depend...
CARLYNN SAVANT We were very nervous. Everyone on the table was kind of anxious to see what the results were. We're ...
CARLYNN SAVANT She stood there beside me through it all and I don't think anybody else would have done that. A lot ...
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CARLYNN SAVANT Coach Stein has always been genuine and honest with me and my mom and dad. There's probably not anot...
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MARIANNE VOS I like to sit down, relax, have a cup of coffee on the terrace and read a book. I like to travel the...
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RON VOS The best proof that He will never cease to love us lies in that He never began.
GEERHARDUS VOS We've just got to plow on through.
DEBORAH VOS It's scary because it's not a rock. This is something different that was used, that's for sure.
DEBORAH VOS We have no idea what has happened.
DEBORAH VOS In our company sessions, we fight, argue and get emotional and passionate about defending our ideas....
RON VOS We say that Apple Computer has been using the Apple mark in connection with musical content. It uses...
GEOFFREY VOS They are in the music business.
GEOFFREY VOS The deal says, you stick to computers and we'll stick to music.
GEOFFREY VOS [Apple] Computer was promoting a store at which to buy music, and more particularly, Computer's musi...
GEOFFREY VOS What Apple Computers are not doing (when) using the Apple mark is selling software, delivery systems...
GEOFFREY VOS The deal says, you stick to computers and we'll stick to music. This is a simple case. They advertis...
GEOFFREY VOS They were the people who were supplying computer systems, computer software, computer hardware. That...
GEOFFREY VOS If you click on the disco section - which I'm sure would be your lordship's immediate choice - you'l...
GEOFFREY VOS That advertisement is as flagrant violation of this agreement as it is possible to imagine.
GEOFFREY VOS Apple Computer can go into the recorded music business in any way they want. What they cannot do is ...
GEOFFREY VOS So when minister Erwin claims that there will not be thousands of jobs lost, he is just playing with...
CHRIS DE VOS It's definitely been postponed to May 1.
CHRIS DE VOS A culture of secrecy is like the bad stench created by cat pee—it is very difficult to get rid of.
PIERRE DE VOS Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature.
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MARILYN MONROE I pity anybody who has to spend a day with me.
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MARILYN FRENCH The ambiguities of language, both in terms of vocabulary and syntax, are fascinating: how important ...
MARILYN HACKER Radical common sense is the wisdom gleaned from the past that recognizes the perishable opportunitie...
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MARILYN MONROE Yes, I'm reckless and sometime express no concern for my own well being, and I express a misanth...
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MARILYN MANSON My art is not limited to the songs I create but also to the reaction it creates. I like to sit back ...
MARILYN MANSON A smart girl leaves before she is left.
MARILYN MONROE How do I know about a man's needs for a sex symbol? I'm a girl.
MARILYN MONROE First, I'm trying to prove to myself that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll convince myself ...
MARILYN MONROE An actor is supposed to be a sensitive instrument.
MARILYN MONROE To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on ...
MARILYN MONROE A woman can bring a new love to each man she loves, providing there are not too many.
MARILYN MONROE I'm looking forward to becoming a marvelous - excuse the word marvelous - character actress. lik...
MARILYN MONROE It's not to much fun to know yourself too well or think you do - everyone needs a little conceit...
MARILYN MONROE There was my name up in lights. I said, 'God, somebody's made a mistake.' But there it w...
MARILYN MONROE I have feelings too. I am still human. All I want is to be loved, for myself and for my talent.
MARILYN MONROE A woman can't be alone. She needs a man. A man and a woman support and strengthen each other. Sh...
MARILYN MONROE Sometimes I think it would be easier to avoid old age, to die young, but then you'd never comple...
MARILYN MONROE Sometimes I've been to a party where no one spoke to me for a whole evening. The men, frightened...
MARILYN MONROE I've been on a calendar, but I've never been on time.
MARILYN MONROE I learned to walk as a baby, and I haven't had a lesson since.
MARILYN MONROE I think one of the basic reasons men make good friends is that they can make up their minds quickly.
MARILYN MONROE The trouble with censors is that they worry if a girl has cleavage. They ought to worry if she hasn&...
MARILYN MONROE I always have a full-length mirror next to the camera when I'm doing publicity stills. That way,...
MARILYN MONROE I have too many fantasies to be a housewife. I guess I am a fantasy.
MARILYN MONROE It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feel...
MARILYN MONROE Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and w...
MARILYN MONROE The truth is, I've never fooled anyone. I've let men sometimes fool themselves.
MARILYN MONROE Respect is one of life's greatest treasures. I mean, what does it all add up to if you don't...
MARILYN MONROE What do I wear in bed? Why, Chanel No. 5, of course.
MARILYN MONROE It is wonderful to have someone praise you, to be desired.
MARILYN MONROE Before marriage, a girl has to make love to a man to hold him. After marriage, she has to hold him t...
MARILYN MONROE I know I will never be happy, but I know I can be gay!
MARILYN MONROE Sometimes I feel my whole life has been one big rejection.
MARILYN MONROE I have always had a talent for irritating women since I was fourteen.
MARILYN MONROE Friends accept you the way you are.
MARILYN MONROE I think that sexuality is only attractive when it's natural and spontaneous.
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MARILYN MONROE We should all start to live before we get too old.
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MARILYN MONROE I am trying to find myself. Sometimes that's not easy.
MARILYN MONROE We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle.
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MARILYN MONROE The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.
MARILYN MONROE A career is wonderful, but you can't curl up with it on a cold night.
MARILYN MONROE When I was 11, the whole world was closed to me. I just felt I was on the outside of the world.
MARILYN MONROE A career is born in public - talent in privacy.
MARILYN MONROE I'm very definitely a woman and I enjoy it.
MARILYN MONROE Millions of people live their entire lives without finding themselves. But it is something I must do...
MARILYN MONROE I've never dropped anyone I believed in.
MARILYN MONROE If I'd observed all the rules, I'd never have got anywhere.
MARILYN MONROE All my stepchildren carried the burden of my fame. Sometimes they would read terrible things about m...
MARILYN MONROE It's all make believe, isn't it?
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MARILYN MONROE You know, most people really don't know me.
MARILYN MONROE I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot.
MARILYN MONROE One of the best things that ever happened to me is that I'm a woman. That is the way all females...
MARILYN MONROE I don't mind making jokes, but I don't want to look like one.
MARILYN MONROE I have been told my eating habits are absolutely bizarre. But I don't think so.
MARILYN MONROE Of course, it does depend on the people, but sometimes I'm invited places to kind of brighten up...
MARILYN MONROE The brain's calculations do not require our conscious effort, only our attention and our opennes...
MARILYN FERGUSON Girdles and wire stays should have never been invented. No man wants to hug a padded bird cage.
MARILYN MONROE Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.
MARILYN MONROE We are going to see a burst of creativity that will make the Renaissance pale in comparison.
MARILYN FERGUSON To nourish children and raise them against odds is in any time, any place, is more valuable than to ...
MARILYN FRENCH I don't want to make money. I just want to be wonderful.
MARILYN MONROE Marriage accustomed one to the good things, so one came to take them for granted, but magnified the ...
MARILYN FRENCH In a sense, terrorism blossomed in the advent of television. Television promotes terrorism in religi...
MARILYN MANSON The working men, I'll go by and they'll whistle. At first they whistle because they think, &...
MARILYN MONROE I remember when I was in high school I didn't have a new dress for each special occasion. The gi...
MARILYN MONROE Men are so willing to respect anything that bores them.
MARILYN MONROE Well, love is insanity. The ancient Greeks knew that. It is the taking over of a rational and lucid ...
MARILYN FRENCH Comedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things.
MARILYN MANSON If a kid is old enough to drive a car or buy a gun, isn't he old enough to be held personally re...
MARILYN MANSON Gee, I never thought I had an effect on people until I was in Korea.
MARILYN MONROE Fame is fickle and I know it. It has its compensations, but it also has its drawbacks and I've exper...
MARILYN MONROE To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I'm working on the ...
MARILYN MONROE No one ever called me pretty when I was a little girl
MARILYN MONROE It's not true I had nothing on, I had the radio on.
MARILYN MONROE When it comes down to it, I let them think what they want. If they care enough to bother with what I...
MARILYN MONROE In Hollywood a girl's virtue is much less important than her hairdo. You're judged by how you look, ...
MARILYN MONROE Dogs never bite me. Just humans.
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