Marilyn vos Savant Professions : Columnist Born : August 11, 1946 Browse All Authors Top 145 quotes by Marilyn vos Savant Know how to behave at a buffet. Take a clean plate for a second helping. Marilyn vos Savant clean buffets helping I've never found an interesting person with a foul mouth. Marilyn vos Savant mouths found interesting [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. Marilyn vos Savant violin fountain voice 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. Marilyn vos Savant perfectly-normal gay race It is my observation that being beaten is often a temporary condition, that giving up is what makes it permanent. Marilyn vos Savant Similar Authors Bert Leston Taylor columnist Byron York columnist Brian Reynolds Myers columnist Antoinette Bosco columnist Arthur Bryant columnist Art Spander columnist All Authors