Thought is crude, matter unimaginably subtle.

Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter.

— George Lucas

“Your opinion of your mental capacity may be great, but if your idea of intelligence is crude, your intelligence-producing thought will also be crude,…

— Christian D. Larson

The scent organ was playing a delightfully refreshing Herbal Capriccio - rippling arpeggios of thyme and lavender, of rosemary, basil, myrtle, tarragon; a series…

— Aldous Huxley

“our perceptions of the external world are habitually clouded by the verbal notions in terms of which we do our thinking. We are for…

— Aldous Huxley

Thought of the incomprehensible sequence of changes and chances that make up a life, all the beauties and horrors and absurdities whose conjunctions create…

— Aldous Huxley

I think the greatest thing about DVD is the quality of sound and picture; the real estate to put more extras on; and, my…

— Steven Spielberg

The height and value of true virtue consists in the facility, utility, and pleasure of its exercise; so far from difficulty, that boys, as…

— Michel de Montaigne

God knows we are subtle creatures who are more than able to use candour to avoid acknowledging our deceptions of others and ourselves.

— Stanley Hauerwas

We can go up or we can do down. I think generally the world is going on an upward swing. We're in a part…

— George Harrison

One thing I know is that it is a bad idea to marry someone who had bad parents. If they hated their mother, if…

— Ellen Gilchrist

As an actor, if you step to the side and you look at [Thornton's performance] technically, and you try to imagine doing what he…

— Edward Norton

I mean, it's very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I really believe there are things which nobody would see unless I…

— Diane Arbus

A real flame of love is a subtle thing. It burns as a will-o'-the-wisp, dancing onward to fairy lands of delight. It roars as…

— Theodore Dreiser

“Her beauty was much more subtle – like a gentle scent that lingered and took time to appreciate.”

— Jason Luke

Photography's potential as a great image-maker and communicator is really no different from the same potential in the best poetry where familiar, everyday words,…

— Paul Caponigro