Clever Quotes

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It has always seemed slightly uncomfortable, the idea of politicised musicians. Very few of them are clever enough to do it; if they're good at… — Robert Smith
Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you… — Zadie Smith
All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions. — Adlai E. Stevenson
When Americans are asked to rank professions in terms of honesty and ethics, insurance agents routinely end up near the bottom of the list -… — James Surowiecki
What clever man has ever needed to commit a crime? Crime is the last resort of political half-wits. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called originality and your… — Amy Tan
A clever, ugly man every now and then is successful with the ladies, but a handsome fool is irresistible. — William Makepeace Thackeray
We're as clever as we think we are, but we'll be a lot cleverer when we learn to use not just one brain but to… — Lewis Thomas
A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend. A successful woman is one who can find such a man. — Lana Turner
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything. — Mark Twain
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. — Mark Twain
I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it. — Mark Twain
I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them never happened. — Mark Twain
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. — Voltaire
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. — Voltaire
Clever tyrants are never punished. — Voltaire
Obviously people want social calm, but if you do not let clever and ingenious people to participate, obviously there must be some dormant volcano that… — Lech Walesa
The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any. — Alice Walker
A true friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else. — Len Wein
I don't really wanna talk about politics, I'm not clever enough. — Paul Weller

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