Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savant
Marilyn vos Savantis an American who is known for having the highest recorded IQ according to the Guinness Book of Records, a competitive category the publication has since retired. Savant is a magazine columnist, author, lecturer, and playwright. Since 1986, she has written "Ask Marilyn," a Parade magazine Sunday column where she solves puzzles and answers questions on various subjects...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth11 August 1946
CountryUnited States of America
Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.
Know how and how much to tip people who expect gratuities, even in the case of poor service.
Scientists and creationists are always at odds, of course.
Know which officials are voted into office and which are appointed, and by whom.
Know what happens when an individual declares bankruptcy and how it affects his or her life.
Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.
I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.
Learn at least two classic ballroom dances, at least one of them Latin.
Know how to behave at a fine restaurant, which is a telltale measure of social maturity.
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.
Understand why casinos and racetracks stay in business - the gambler always loses over the long term.
Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.
Loving behavior contributes to the group at the expense of the individual. Competition contributes to the survival of the individual at the expense of the group. In the garden of life, some people are more like flowers, and other people are more like weeds.
A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.