“Looking back, I can discern a kind of gaseous exchange in which I exuded cleverness and gradually absorbed better judgment.” — Barbara Kingsolver, “How to be Hopeful,” Commencement Address, Duke University (2008-05-11)
Tag: cleverness
Quote of the Day
“Beware the clever man that makes the wrong look right.” — Lawrence Hill, Someone Knows My Name
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“Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.” — John Steinbeck, East of Eden
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“Today everyone is a consumer and has to pick from the same selection of goods as everyone else; and because of this people now define their personalities by how good their taste is, or how clever, or how obscure, or how ironic their choices are.” — David McRaney, You Are Not So Smart