Clever Quotes

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I came up with new leads for game stories by being observant and clever, by using the many gifts of the English language to intrigue… — Dick Schaap
Ryan Stout,Â a straight-arrow-looking kind of guy, shocks the crowd into laughter with his inventive interplay between innocence and a jarringly twisted point of view.… — Unknown Author
Cleverness is a burden after that. You are supposed to settle down and be a good person, raise your children, and be good to your… — Garrison Keillor
I wish I were one of those terribly clever people who, when they write their autobiographies, always say, when I was fifteen months old I… — George Seaton
When the truth is ugly, people try to keep it hidden, because they know if revealed, the damage it will do. So they conceal it… — Mary Alice
No man can give at once the impressions that he himself is clever and that Jesus Christ is mighty to save. — James Denney
Some people think that I haven't got the brains to be that clever. — David Beckham
This is very clever. They have created a system to cheat. — Charles Davenport
Those who understand others are clever, those who understand themselves are wise. — Laozi
The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be. — Laozi
An education that does not teach clear, coherent writing cannot provide our world with thoughtful adults; it gives us instead, at the best, clever children… — Richard Mitchell
Those who have abandoned themselves to God always lead mysterious lives and receive from him exceptional and miraculous gifts by means of the most ordinary,… — Jean-Pierre de Caussade
Thus far, both political parties have been remarkably clever and effective in concealing this new reality. In fact, the two parties have formed an innovative… — Charles Ferguson
There is nothing Clever about not being Happy — Arnaud Desjardins
I've driven all through America and I know there are a lot of clever people between the coasts. But they have a slightly old-fashioned view… — Robbie Coltraine
In England it is bad manners to be clever, to assert something confidently. It may be your own personal view that two and two make… — George Mikes
No Jew was ever fool enough to turn Christian unless he was a clever man. — Israel Zangwill
There are a lot of songs that would ostensibly be a good candidate for parody, yet I can't think of a clever enough idea. — Al Yankovic
How dare the smooth talkers, the clever official blabbers, open their mouths and boast of progress. . . . Here they hold jubilant peace conferences… — Max Nordau
I want to be independent. To meet interesting people. ... I just mean new people with clever things to say. Things I've never heard before.… — Kate Morton

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