There are many comics around who don't really have a feel for comedy. They can say outrageous things, have clever thoughts, and… — Ronnie Corbett Copy Share Image
She grounded me. I have become very disciplined now. I would never have written the books without her. Definitely the cleverest thing… — Simon Sebag Montefiore Copy Share Image
Cleverness, after all, has its limitations. Its mechanical judgments and clever remarks tend to prove inaccurate with passing time, because it doesn't… — Benjamin Hoff Copy Share Image
As a theatrical troupe, the Muppets haven't exactly been AWOL these past dozen years; the gang rocked YouTube in 2009 with their… — Lisa Schwarzbaum Copy Share Image
'All men are created equal', 'government by consent of the governed', 'give me liberty or give me death'. Well, those are not… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
There's a lot of different ways that a song would be a challenge to parody. There are a lot of songs that… — Al Yankovic Copy Share Image
...the number one reason knitters knit is because they are so smart that they need knitting to make boring things interesting. Knitters… — Stephanie Pearl-McPhee Copy Share Image
We liked to be known as the clever girls. When we decorated our hands with henna for holidays and weddings, we drew… — Malala Yousafzai Copy Share Image
I don't like being called 'macho.' Macho basically means stupid and a real Italian man is not macho, he's smart. That's smart… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing-refusing to… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn't gone to university but should have done. Was very funny,… — Ian Hislop Copy Share Image
If you've done your preparation and you know the team of people that you're working with, then it makes life an awful… — Jill Douglas Copy Share Image
Oh, I will be cruel to you, Marya Morevna. It will stop your breath, how cruel I can be. But you understand,… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Who should listen to discussions of theology? Those for whom it is a serious undertaking, not just another subject like any other… — Gregory of Nazianzus Copy Share Image
Why do we take pleasure in gruesome death, neatly packaged as a puzzle to which we may find a satisfactory solution through… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
The competent programmer is fully aware of the strictly limited size of his own skull; therefore he approaches the programming task in… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Haagen-Dazs (a clever Scandi-sounding name invented by Americans in 1961) was bought for its Euro-sounding sophistication by the kind of Americans who… — Peter York Copy Share Image
I don't write just to be clever. But sometimes I do. And if you don't have an understanding of the language, then… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
I think Douglas [Douglas Adams] was a real one-off. He was so clever and so intelligent and so well read in real… — Lalla Ward Copy Share Image
The most powerful political moments for me come when I feel like my actions are aligned with a certain truth. I can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
We can be seduced...by powerful political groups that promise more wealth and lower taxes. Those with power can use clever, psychological tricks… — Jean Vanier Copy Share Image
Marjan. I have told him tales of good women and bad women, strong women and weak women, shy women and bold women,… — Susan Fletcher Copy Share Image
“I looked up in curiosity. Behind us stood the Brown and Eagle Wool Warehouse and Schneider's Cap Factory, both constructed with that… — Lyndsay Faye Copy Share Image
The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
People talk about writing convincing teenagers like it's a really clever thing to do, but it comes incredibly naturally to me. Which,… — Meg Rosoff Copy Share Image
If a film is very clever and well-written, that's what gives you freedom as a director. Part of the freedom in directing,… — Patrice Leconte Copy Share Image
[Bong Joon-ho'] is quite different but technically, he is as clever as [Alfred] Hitchcock. That's saying something. In humanitarian terms, I think… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
A stiff letter galls one like a stiff shirt collar -- whilst a sheet garnished here and there with a careless blot… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
I’ve got a new friend, all right. But what a gamble friendship is! Charlotte is fierce, brutal, scheming, bloodthirsty—everything I don’t like.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Oh, here’s a clever one. Do you remember this question from the first test? It reads, ‘What’s wrong with this statement?’ And… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
The problem with movies and books is they make evil look glamorous, exciting, when it's no such thing. It's boring and it's… — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in… — Thandie Newton Copy Share Image
Pierre Trudeau was too much of a professional politician to be described as a good man, nor, it can be argued despite… — Peter Brimelow Copy Share Image
There are no accidents so unlucky from which clever people are not able to reap some advantage, and none so lucky that… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I'm doing nothing, but... hanging out with clever… — Al Murray Copy Share Image
Using modern guitar techniques and modern methods on an early instrument is not a very clever thing to do, because it is… — Julian Bream Copy Share Image
When you're out in the desert, you can't believe the amount of stars. Are you busy as a bee? Do not even… — Eddie Vedder Copy Share Image
A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbols mean nothing to him. A waterlogged… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
The nice thing about the queen of Flanders' daughter, had been that she did not laugh at him. A lot of people… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The differences between the top teams in Euro 2000 are so minimal that I think you have to be very clever in… — Frank Rijkaard Copy Share Image
![“I think Douglas [Douglas Adams] was a real one-off. He was so clever and so intelligent and so well read in real science that he could make science fiction work as well as it did. And just such fun to have around, he was just such a lovely man.” quote by Lalla Ward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d39/lalla-ward-33910_clever_i-think-douglas-douglas-adams-was-a-real_996442.jpg)
![“[Bong Joon-ho'] is quite different but technically, he is as clever as [Alfred] Hitchcock. That's saying something. In humanitarian terms, I think he is much cleverer. He is one of the best directors I've worked with. I absolutely adore working with him.” quote by John Hurt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e6b/john-hurt-1669_adore_bong-joon-ho-is-quite-different-but-tech_677502.jpg)
![“[We assume] that the self is an actual living thing, but it's not. It's a projection which our clever brains create in order to cheat ourselves from the reality of death.” quote by Thandie Newton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/242/thandie-newton-24695_assuming_we-assume-that-the-self-is-an-actual-liv_2377286.jpg)
