Pol Pot – he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not was whether they wore glasses. If they’re that clever, take them off when they see him coming! – Ricky Gervais
So, deadpan I think just means not acknowledging for one second that you think that this is funny and clever. – Patrick Warburton
Yes, the rich will find ways to avoid paying more taxes, courtesy of clever accountants and tax attorneys. But this has always been the case, regardless of where the tax rate is set. – Robert Reich
Yes, Vajpayee and Advani are very clever speakers, but that does not mean everything they say is true. – Sharad Pawar
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. – Wilt Chamberlain
Women are very intelligent and not appreciated. We try to pretend that we are not clever, and it’s such a pity that we can’t show how clever we are. – Yoko Ono
The idea that if you are very clever you shouldn’t be an actor would be laughable in Russia. – Samuel West
‘Throne of Glass’ readers tend to be passionate, talented, clever, and welcoming – in fact, I’m consistently moved by just how welcoming ‘TOG’ readers are to new fans. – Sarah J. Maas
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. – Ty Burrell
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. – Shawn Hatosy
It cannot be said often enough that science fiction as a genre is incredibly educational – and I’m speaking the written science fiction, not ‘Star Trek.’ Science fiction writers tend to fill their books if they’re clever with little bits of interesting stuff and real stuff. – Terry Pratchett
It seems this is an age of clever critics who keep bewailing the fact that there are no works worthy of criticism. – Sylvia Plath
Half the world is composed of idiots, the other half of people clever enough to take indecent advantage of them. – Walter Kerr
If 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
To speak ill of others is a dishonest way of praising ourselves. Nothing is often a good thing to say, and always a clever thing to say. – Will Durant
I once used henna to dye my hair brown for an audition, thinking I was being clever as it’s all natural. – Sienna Miller
I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don’t try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you. – Zooey Deschanel
Bush is very clever. When the debate should have been about the deterioration of our cities and the lack of action by government, he sent in his idiot to make an outrageous statement about Murphy Brown. – Tim Robbins