Quotes About Clever

I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; poetry = the best words in their best order.

What you have to understand about the Guccis," Jenny told a journalist in 1994, "is that they are all completely mad, incredibly manipulative, and not very clever. They have to be in control, but as soon as they get what they want, they crush it! They are destroyers, it's as simple as that!

We tend to think of politicians as time-servers and slackers. But on those committees they usually have an interest in the subject. And they're quite clever. I've seen them pick people apart.

A fool is a person who guesses and gets it wrong, a clever man is one who guesses, regardless of time period, and gets it right.

I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people.

I also said that I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people.

Changing the subject, she turned to me and said: 'I think poor Mr. Le Bas must be so glad that Charles has left at last. He used to write the most pathetic letters about him. Still, you weren't expelled, darling. That was clever of you.

Both Lizzieites and anti-Lizzieites were disposed to think that Lizzie was very clever.

But the writing was clever. The facts, if not true, were well invented; the arguments, if not logical, were seductive. The

I am a fool, Trichy, I do confess it; and am not a bit clever; but don't scold me; you see how humble I am; not only humble but umble, which I look upon to be the comparative, or, indeed, superlative degree. Or perhaps there are four degrees; humble, umble, stumble, tumble; and then, when one is absolutely in the dirt at their feet, perhaps these big people won't wish one to stoop any further.

The duchess was in her way a clever woman, and could see many things. She

Chorus [of Birds]: Man is a truly cunning creature.

It's a wicked world, and when a clever man turns his brain to crime it is the worst of all.

If you are clever enough to bring destruction upon me, rest assured that I shall do as much to you.

You know what a clever woman my mother is. "What good," she says to me, "are all his promises of tablecloths and handkerchiefs when he should be sending you cash? The Angel of Death doesn't wait for a man to buy his shrouds…

If one were to entrust the organisation of public life to the devil, he could not invent a more clever device.

Let me tell you why. As a clever man once said: a treasure such as this should not be left in the hands of Philistines. And Poppy is a treasure, though she doesn't realize it . . .' I

Your mind is your guide! With a clever mind, you will have a life full of light! Improve your mind, improve your real savior!

Getting bored pertains only to the stupid people in this planet of wonders! For the clever, even the simplest things of life - like sunrise or sunset - are a great source of entertainment!

I never make stupid mistakes - only very, very clever ones.

You are both daring and unscrupulous, and you think fast. I have been looking for a person with those particular characteristics. Also I noticed you speak Babylonian.

Having someone else in the house, a large, clever, overbearing yet indifferent presence, mitigates loneliness not at all.

Yoga has a sly, clever way of short-circuiting the mental patterns that cause anxiety.

Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. They're my biggest heroes. I love everything about Leonard Cohen: his lyrics and his voice. He seems like a really clever man, and Bob Dylan does as well. He's just really cool.