The phrase "astute things" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe clever or perceptive observations, actions, or ideas.
Example: "She always has astute things to say during our discussions, which helps us see the bigger picture."
Alternatives: "insightful remarks" or "shrewd observations".
Steiner has some astute things to say about the latter.
He rarely reviewed poetry but his review of Seamus Heaney's Selected Poems in 1990 had astute things to say.
Another member of the group announced that in her opinion Chang and Sparacino, regardless of their aesthetic differences, always had astute things to say.
Never famous in her lifetime, Emily Dickinson had some astute things to say about fame as a phenomenon: "Fame is a fickle food," for instance, and "Fame is a bee".
If one is going to use the bible, the astute thing seems to be putting it into proper perspective and applying a lot of discernment in order to sift out the timeless, universal truths it does possess.
Then as Mr. Jubeir came to be regarded as an astute political strategist, things changed.
They are, among other things, astute chroniclers of Southern poverty, but they're not particularly interested in being good guys.
The only corollary to this is that sometimes letting "the people's will" prevail has been met with disastrous consequences, as my friend Diane Zeiger, always an astute observer of things political, points out.
(Including the aforementioned Alexa Chung, who, in my opinion, expresses truly creative personal style and has said some very astute and valid things about her own experiences being scrutinized for her thinness).
For such an astute observer of living things, having spent years mesmerized by the feathers of night herons and mating patterns of bullfrogs, there's little observation of the fresh humanity around her.
"They can provide an astute physician indications that things may be going on internally that, you know, even the average physician might not even be aware of".
