To acquire knowledge, one must study; but to acquire wisdom, one must observe.
Marilyn vos Savant
Teens think listening to music helps them concentrate. It doesn't. It relieves them of the boredom that concentration on homework induces.
Being defeated is often a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanent.
A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.
Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.
At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I've been in a generally good mood ever since.
Email, instant messaging, and cell phones give us fabulous communication ability, but because we live and work in our own little worlds, that communication is totally disorganized.
When our spelling is perfect, it's invisible. But when it's flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.
What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom 'to' and freedom 'from.'
Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.
The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis into less time.
Have enough sense to know, ahead of time, when your skills will not extend to wallpapering.
If your head tells you one thing, and your heart tells you another, before you do anything, you should first decide whether you have a better head or a better heart.
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.
Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.
Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker.
Be able to analyze statistics, which can be used to support or undercut almost any argument.
Be able to correctly pronounce the words you would like to speak and have excellent spoken grammar.
I suspect that some apparently homosexual people are really heterosexuals who deeply phobic about the opposite sex or have other emotional problems.
Be in the habit of getting up bright and early on the weekends. Why waste such precious time in bed?
Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much.
Capital punishment is the source of many an argument, both good and bad.
Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.
The freedom to be an individual is the essence of America.
Avoid using cigarettes, alcohol, and drugs as alternatives to being an interesting person.
Evolution has long been the target of illogical arguments that use presumption.
A person who learns to juggle six balls will be more skilled than the person who never tries to juggle more than three.
Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?
Be able to recognize many of the major constellations and know the stories behind them.
The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.
Be able to recognize when you're reading or hearing material biased to your own side.
Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.
Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.
Be able to sneeze without sounding ridiculous. That means neither stifling yourself or spraying your immediate vicinity.
Know the difference between principles based on right or wrong vs. principles based on personal gain, and consider the basis of your own principles.
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.
Working in an office with an array of electronic devices is like trying to get something done at home with half a dozen small children around. The calls for attention are constant.
Attention-deficit disorders seem to abound in modern society, and we don't know the cause.
Be able to suffer wearing a necktie or slightly high heels for an entire evening without complaint or early removal.
Know how to treat frostbite until you can get indoors.
Society needs people who can manage projects in addition to handling individual tasks.
Be able to recognize the dangerous snakes, spiders, insects, and plants that live in your area of the country.
Be able to back up a car for a considerable distance in a straight line and back out of a driveway.
Be able to identify the most common breeds of dogs and cats on sight.
I think change is possible, but only for individuals who were never truly gay in the first place and who have a strong personal motivation to recover their heterosexuality.
Know the names of past and current artists who are most famous for playing their instruments.
Be able to draw an illustration as least well enough to get your point across to another person.
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 between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center. Intelligence is not trying.
Be able to confide your innermost secrets to your mother and your innermost fears to your father.
