Quotes about clever
clever common great kindness lowest sorts word
He was one of a kind. Not only did he have a great voice, he didn't pander to the lowest common denominator. He did word games, all sorts of clever stuff. He was very entertaining.
clever cover goes himself horses knows lets places rides run somebody
He handles himself very well with people, and he rides a very, very clever race. He lets horses run away from the gate, and he places them. And then he sits still, and he watches. If somebody goes outside, he goes inside. Or somebody goes inside, he goes outside. He knows how to cover all bases.
cleverness looking
He is going to have an X-ray but it is not looking very clever. Steve Bruce
clever cleverness subtle
He is a very clever and subtle negotiator.
clever editors fraud likely notice
If the fraud is clever enough, it is likely that referees and editors will not notice it.
clever proving talk tigers
Yes, we talk to the Tigers because they are armed. But they are also proving to be clever in negotiations.
clever engaging food freezing governor massive offers table taking true tuition
The governor is engaging in very clever politics. By introducing a massive infrastructure bond, freezing (higher education) tuition hikes, he is taking food off the Democrats' table in November. And in true 'Godfather' style, he's making them offers they can't refuse.
cleverness hit pile point subtle third time tremendous
When you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. Winston Churchill
clever memories people
People who want to appear clever rely on memory. People who want to get things done make lists. Peter McWilliams
clever stupid thinking
I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid. Orson Scott Card
clever people one-liner
People are clever, but almost no one ever devises an optimal quip precisely at the needed moment. Therefore, virtually all great one-liners are later inventions - words that people wished they had spouted, but failed to manufacture at the truly opportune instant. Stephen Jay Gould
clever
There is nothing clever about it or illegal.
clever embarrassing embarrassment
How embarrassing to be human. Kurt Vonnegut
clever diversity perspective
Seen from a monocultural perspective, manipulating objects is very, very clever. But seen from a multidimensional perspective, from a perspective of diversity, this is extremely crude because what we have lost out on is a cow that serves as a source of sustainable energy. Vandana Shiva
clever winter drawing
George Carlin is brilliant with words, and Johnny Winters is very creative. It's taking something common and drawing out the humor, being clever with words. Bill Cosby
clever men brain
I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer. Antonia Fraser
clever hope merger minister prime shows understood
It is a very clever merger and we hope it will go on. The prime minister has understood that he had to move. It shows that he understands the world in a very clever way.
clever computer mind small work
It is not enough to be strong, you must work with your mind and be a clever person who can calculate. It's like having a small computer in your head. Sergei Bubka
clever dirty thinking
Always think about how a piece of code should be used: good interfaces are the essence of good code. You can hide all kinds of clever and dirty code behind a good interface if you really need such code. Bjarne Stroustrup
clever focus important
A lot of the tabloid stories are written so well, they're very clever and very funny. But you have to focus on what's really important and not read them - don't dive into it and don't get caught up in it. Calista Flockhart
clever men law
The state is the only institution entitled to apply coercion and compulsion and to inflict harm upon individuals. This tremendous power cannot be abandoned to the discretion of some men, however competent and clever they may deem themselves. It is necessary to restrict its application. This is the task of the laws. Ludwig von Mises
clever animal men
Man is a rational animal—so at least I have been told. … Aristotle, so far as I know, was the first man to proclaim explicitly that man is a rational animal. His reason for this view was … that some people can do sums. … It is in virtue of the intellect that man is a rational animal. The intellect is shown in various ways, but most emphatically by mastery of arithmetic. The Greek system of numerals was very bad, so that the multiplication table was quite difficult, and complicated calculations could only be made by very clever people. Bertrand Russell
clever holes motivated motivation time
That wasn't very smart. It's not the first time (Woods) has been motivated by something someone said to the press. That probably wasn't the most clever thing. Any motivation for 18 holes can help. Geoff Ogilvy
clever dazzling figures frugal happy million paid
We haven't paid 25 million and 10 million and all the dazzling figures you see being banded about for strikers at the moment. We've been very clever and frugal in our dealings. He's not cheap, he's not for nothing, but we're very happy with the deal. Bobby Robson
cleverness clockwork
The queen of crime, Agatha Christie, was always more concerned about the clockwork cleverness of the plot, never the investigator. Christopher Fowler
clever research disease
The disease having been caused by allowing cleverness to displace wisdom, no amount of clever research is likely to produce a cure. E. F. Schumacher
clever deal great stupid
To be clever enough to get a great deal of money, one must be stupid enough to want it George Bernard Shaw
clever dark deep lift lord please seek tricks
Please be kind and compassionate, O Lord of my life; I am helpless, and I seek Your Sanctuary, God. Please, give me Your Hand, and lift me up, out of the deep dark pit. I have no clever tricks at all.
clever elected fact initially pleased realize tiger
I think in fact the regime, which initially thought they had been very clever in getting him elected ... realize they've got a tiger by the tail. I don't think they're all that pleased about it.
clever honesty ignorance
When Americans are asked to rank professions in terms of honesty and ethics, insurance agents routinely end up near the bottom of the list - somewhere between politicians and car salesmen. Generally, insurers are seen as clever hucksters who prey on insecurity and ignorance to sell people what they don't need at prices they shouldn't have to pay. James Surowiecki
clever viruses host
An inefficient virus kills its host. A clever virus stays with it. James Lovelock
cleverness
Oh, the cleverness of me! James M. Barrie
clever knows
i know i'm not clever but i'm always right.