John Ruskin Art Critic, Writer “Though you may have known clever men who were indolent, you never knew a great man who was so; and when I hear a young man spoken of as giving promise of great genius, the first question I ask about him always is, Does he work?” Men Work Clever ♥ 3
John Green Author, YouTuber “Teenagers are extremely funny, and extremely clever and intellectually curious. But they're also willing to ask questions about the meaning of life without disguising them around irony, and ask questions about what are our responsibilities to other people without having to couch it in irony.” Responsibility Clever Teenager ♥ 3
Honore de Balzac Novelist “A man who stops at nothing short of the law is very clever indeed!” Men Law ♥ 3
Julian Barnes Author “If you’re that clever you can argue yourself into anything.” Ifs Clever Arguing ♥ 3
JC John Carlin Author, Journalist “Messi is much more than being clever. He is a genius who reserves all his expressiveness for football.” Football Clever Messi ♥ 3
Jennifer Ellison Actress “I was born and brought up in Liverpool with my clever little sister Jemma, who is 14 and wants to be a vet. My mum Jane is an administrator and my dad Peter is a taxi driver.” Dad Clever Little Sister ♥ 3
MD Mary Doria Russell Author “The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on their feet and use their minds. So questions like Anne's are worth asking. To ask them is a very fine kind of human behavior. If we keep demanding that God yield up His answers, perhaps some day we will understand them. And then we will be something more than clever apes, and we shall dance with God.” Children Clever Yield ♥ 3
Maya Angelou Poet, Memoirist “I never had that feeling that I had to carry the weight of somebody's ignorance around with me. And that was true for racists who wanted to use the 'n' word when talking about me or about my people, or the stupidity of people who really wanted to belittle other folks because they weren't pretty or they weren't rich or they weren't clever.” Talking Ignorance Clever ♥ 3
Morgan Freeman Actor, Narrator “You can make anything into a play for the simple reason that the human mind is one of the best writers in the business. So, if you've got a writer who's clever enough to give you enough clues, you will fill out every blank spot in a play, every single one.” Play Simple Clever ♥ 3
Mother Teresa Missionary, Nun “These are very unskillful comparisons to represent so precious a thing, but I am not clever enough to think out any more: the real truth is that joy makes the soul so forgetful of itself, and of everything, that it is conscious of nothing, and able to speak of nothing, save of that which proceeds from its joy... Let us join with this soul, my daughters all. Why should we want to be more sensible than she? What can give us greater pleasure than to do as she does? And may all the creatures join with us for ever and ever. Amen, amen, amen.” Love Daughter Clever ♥ 3
