
Although spoken English doesn't obey the rules of written language, a person who doesn't know the rules thoroughly is at a great disadvantage.

You can't be wise without being intelligent, but you certainly can be intelligent without being wise.

To acquire knowledge, one must study;
but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.

I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth.

Make a habit of canceling every subscription to anything you don't have time to read.

Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.

Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.

An error becomes a mistake when we refuse to admit it.

An act of justice closes the book on a misdeed; an act of vengeance writes one of its own

There's plenty of intelligence in the world, but the courage to do things differently is in short supply.

Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.

Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.

Be able to cite three good qualities of every relative or acquaintance that you dislike.

When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.

Be able to defend your arguments in a rational way. Otherwise, all you have is an opinion.

Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.

Think of a hypothesis as a card. A theory is a house made of hypotheses.

Be sure to expose yourself to criticism: A fine polish requires an abrasive.

Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.

Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.

Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.

Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.

A fool is someone whose pencil wears out before its eraser does.

Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.

The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.

Success may be the ability to be happy with whatever we're stuck with.

Be able to tell whether garments that look good on the hanger actually look good on you.

If achieving your potential requires favorable judgment by others, you are much less likely to succeed.

Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.

Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself.

Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.

One of the few articles of clothing that a man won't try to remove from a woman is an apron.
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[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.

Feeling is what you get for thinking the way you do.

Be able to keep a secret or promise when you know in your heart that it is the right thing to do.

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.

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?

Revenge feels right only to those directly involved. Justice feels right even to outsiders.

Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.

My thoughts are like waffles - the first few don't look so good.

Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.

Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.

Know why certain foods, such as truffles, are expensive. It's not because they taste best.

The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues.

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing so that you don't get stuck for life with a self-image developed over the course of high school.

Be able to describe anything visual, such as a street scene, in words that convey your meaning.

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.

If you're wondering if you're dreaming, you're dreaming.

Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.

The only real meaning in life can be found in a good man. And maybe Paris. Preferably the two together.

Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?

I believe that one can indeed work on two or more tasks at once, but in ways yet to be understood.

An ounce of sequins can be worth a pound of home cooking.

Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.

Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you would have preferred.

Be able to live alone, even if you don't want to and think you will never find it necessary.

Know how to drive safely when it's raining or when it's snowing. The two conditions are different.

Skill is successfully walking a tightrope over Niagara Falls. Intelligence is not trying.

Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.

Be able to blow out a dinner candle without sending wax flying across the table.

Ultimately, our future is like a mirror. Whenever we face it, it always reflects what we left behind.

Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.

Know about the appeals process, especially in the case of the most serious crimes.

Just because you're unemployed doesn't mean you're not doing anything useful. You are, for example, at least keeping your mother-in-law's wit sharp.