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Clever Quotes

Lines that admire quick thinking and inventive minds.

Cleverness shows up in a sibling who worked out the family's puzzles first, in songwriters who favor sharp lyrics, and in teammates who find ways around a defense without breaking the rules. This page rounds up quotes about that kind of quick, inventive thinking. For related pages see Clever People.

DNA is a code of four letters; proteins are made up of amino acids which come in 20 forms. So the ribosome is a very clever machine that reads one language and operates in another.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.

Quotes by Abraham Joshua Heschel

The really clever people now want to be lawyers or journalists.

Quotes by A. N. Wilson

They were so clever finding ways to get me the ball. They had to do more than just give up open shots. They had to avoid fouls and pass me the ball in traffic.

Quotes by Wilt Chamberlain

Clever People Quotes

There is nothing clever about confusion.

Quotes by William Wyler

I wasn't necessarily the brightest in my family. I think my older sister was probably more clever, but I worked very hard.

Quotes by Wendi Deng Murdoch

I love clever lyrics.

Quotes by Walker Hayes

The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.

Quotes by W. C. Fields

A lot of modern comedies are difficult to watch too, because they're so ironic and so detached and so quote-unquote clever. They kind of keep you at arm's length. They can be really funny, but they're not really nourishing.

Quotes by Ty Burrell

Cleverest Quotes

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.

Quotes by Tony Randall

At Ajax, I got an education in how to be confident on the ball, my technique, and then, at Atletico, I learned how to defend. It was about the details, the ruthlessness; be clinical in front of your own goal,...

Quotes by Toby Alderweireld

I defend my position. I am not Messi. I am not Ronaldo. I have something else. I am not the quickest, like Walcott. I have to be clever and read situations. If I didn't have that, I wouldn't be able...

Quotes by Toby Alderweireld

Obama's gift for delivering set-piece oratorical tours de force had special resonance to Americans fed up with a president who could hardly string two words together without a collision of syntax and whose idea of clever was the single entendre.

Quotes by Tina Brown

Clever men are good, but they are not the best.

Quotes by Thomas Carlyle

Cleverness Quotes

What a grand thing it is to be clever and have common sense.

Quotes by Terence

A gorilla with a cellphone riding a bicycle is bound to generate some clever captions.

Quotes by Steve Breen

She grounded me. I have become very disciplined now. I would never have written the books without her. Definitely the cleverest thing I ever did was to marry Santa. Maybe it's the only clever thing I did.

Quotes by Simon Sebag Montefiore

After a while, you become really irritated that you're not recognised as the person who wrote 'The Full Monty.' Everyone goes on about how lovely the characters are. That's because they were written! 'What a clever title.' Yeah, that's because...

Quotes by Simon Beaufoy

Maybe I'm a little biased, but shows like 'Dexter' and 'Southland,' I'm just enthralled by that sort of storytelling, kind of clever and patient.

Quotes by Shawn Hatosy

Intelligent Quotes

Yes, Vajpayee and Advani are very clever speakers, but that does not mean everything they say is true.

Quotes by Sharad Pawar

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Frequently Asked Questions

What ties these clever quotes together?
This set treats cleverness as something practical rather than abstract — a sibling who's "probably more clever" while the speaker leans on hard work instead, an appreciation for clever song lyrics, and a playful, riddle-like verse about a cat that "eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath." It's less about IQ and more about quick, resourceful thinking. See Cleverness quotes for the trait explored on its own.
Why do people look up clever quotes?
Readers usually want a line to caption something witty they noticed, or to admire someone else's quick thinking rather than their own. The playful cat verse in this collection is a good example of clever being used for pure wordplay rather than a serious life lesson.
Is this collection only about being naturally gifted?
No — one quote openly admits the speaker wasn't "the brightest" and that an older sister was likely more clever, crediting hard work instead. It's a useful reminder that this page isn't only celebrating natural wit; effort gets equal billing.
Does clever only apply to words and ideas here?
Not at all. One quote uses it for basketball teammates who cleverly created open shots by working the ball through traffic and avoiding fouls, showing the word stretching from wordplay to on-court strategy.
Where can I find related pages?
For lines about individuals celebrated for their sharpness, try Clever People or Cleverest; if you want the emphasis on raw brainpower instead of wit, Intelligent and Smart quotes cover related ground.

Whether it is a playful line about a scheming cat or praise for hard-won wit, these quotes treat clever thinking as worth noticing. Continue on to Cleverness or check Cleverest quotes for more.