Marilyn vos Savant
Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.Collection: Revenge
Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.Collection: Future
My thoughts are like waffles - the first few don't look so good.Collection: Looks
An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.Collection: Fashion
Try square dancing-at least long enough to no longer feel silly and begin to have fun.Collection: Fun
Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind themCollection: Stories
Everybody loves an accent. It you've been unlucky in love, consider pulling up stakes and moving to another country. Then you'll be the one with a neat foreign accent.Collection: Country
I believe Picasso's success is just one small part of the broader modern phenomenon of artists themselves rejecting serious art- perhaps partly because serious art takes so much time and energy and talent to produce-in favor of what I call `impulse art': art work that is quick and easy, at least by comparison.Collection: Art
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?Collection: Change
Yes. The original argument is defective. Substitute the word 'male' for 'gay,' and you'll see the flaw: 'Male people cannot be normal. If everyone were male starting tomorrow, the human race would die out, so being male cannot be nature's intended way.' Or you could substitute the word 'female.' In either case, the argument makes no sense: Being male or female is perfectly normal.Collection: Gay
[When asked if the voice is an instrument:] Yes, of course. Some are violins, some are fountain pens and some are stethoscopes. And others are just washboards.Collection: Voice
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.Collection: Rejection
[Adulthood:] It's when you stop doing the stuff you have to make excuses for and when you stop making excuses for the stuff you have to do.Collection: Stuff
Be able to set a table so that you feel like you're dining, not just sitting and eating.Collection: Dining
The original answer defines certain conditions. Anything else is a different question.Collection: Different
Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses.Collection: Thinking
One cannot inherit a talent for the violin - there are no violins in nature. Instead, one must be motivated, able to benefit from practice, and persevering.Collection: Practice
...there are days when I feel I can do anything and days when I feel I can do nothing. But fortunately for those around me, neither sort occurs very often.Collection: Feels
If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.Collection: Dream
A 45-year old looks a lot like a 25-year old who's been out all night. And feels just as good about having survived the experience.Collection: Night
Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on youCollection: Looks
There’s plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.Collection: Courage