The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth." - Meaning and context.">
As quoted in The Reader's Digest (1992) Vol. 140, p. 194
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The length of your education is less important than its breadth, and the length of your life is less important than its depth.

— Marilyn vos Savant

What It Means

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About Marilyn vos Savant

Marilyn vos Savant (born 11 August 1946) is an American magazine columnist and author who rose to fame through her listing in the Guinness Book of World Records under Highest IQ. The following quotes are mostly from Ask Marilyn, her Sunday column in PARADE magazine. Where a question and answer are indicated, the question is a reader's and the answer is Marilyn's.