Subtle Quotes · Page 6

Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend.

— Laozi

I've been trying to make this argument that digital comics and print comics are both art, but there are subtle differences.

— Jim Lee

Lack of love for the vegetative, subtle, cthonic, pagan, and sexy aspect of the world means death.

— Alan Watts

All disease and aging occurs as the subtle physical body breaks down.

— Frederick Lenz

Etching is a beautiful medium. The result is rich, subtle tones achieved in no other way.

— Jay Moore

I love sight gags and broad stuff, but you can get to such a subtle degree, especially with CG animation.

— Peter Sohn

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate.

— John Denham

Some people are more expressive in worship. Some people more subtle and it's all good

— Tim Hawkins

Stand-up comedy is a lot about amplifying emotions and situations; movie acting has a lot to do with mellowing things down and…

— Vir Das

Ah! what is human life? How, like the dial's tardy-moving shade, Day after day slides from us unperceiv'd! The cunning fugitive is…

— Edward Young

Language is not subtle enough, tender enough, to express all that we feel; and when language fails, the highest and deepest longings…

— Robert Green Ingersoll

But to make a holiday record that involves favorite American songs and then also get to sing about Jesus birth, it just…

— Amy Grant

If you come up with a new product, you can very easily track its contribution to the bottom line. But often the…

— John Kao

It seemed as if some subtle current of recognition had passed between them... not as if they had met before... but as…

— Lisa Kleypas

The desire for money may be an indication of greed, but I want to argue that greed is a much more subtle…

— Stanley Hauerwas

I learned that you don't have to be all over the place, that you can be subtle and you can say what…

— Mike Epps

True magic therefore is the high knowledge of the more subtle powers that have not yet been acknowledged by science up to…

— Franz Bardon

I believe it is of particular importance in our day, when Satan is raging in the hearts of men in so many…

— Quentin L. Cook

Human beings today are surrounded by huge institutions we can never penetrate: the City, the banking system, political and advertising conglomerates, vast…

— J. G. Ballard

One of the most obvious aspects of the music to people who know jazz is: How does it feel in the swing?…

— Chuck Israels

When you shop online, wouldn't you like to sample the bouquet of wines, the aroma of cigars, or the subtle fragrance of…

— Charles Platt

“His chief form of entertainment was reading. The last moments he was in a cabin were usually spent scanning bookshelves and nightstands.…

— Michael Finkel

It is this subtle dimension of understanding that marks the southwestern Indian peoples from other religions and separates tribal peoples from the…

— Vine Deloria Jr

Some people surrender their freedom willingly but others are forced to surrender it. Imprisonment begins with birth. Society, parents they refuse to…

— Jim Morrison

Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself.

— Cyril Tourneur

Words are the most subtle symbols which we possess and our human fabric depends on them.

— Iris Murdoch

I don't think a lot of people gave 'Beavis & Butt-Head' credit for how subtle it could be.

— Ron Livingston

Subtle, funny and touching, with a striking downbeat authenticity. Director Craig Zobel is the real thing.

— A. O. Scott

We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced.

— Ilona Andrews

One of the most subtle but aggressive ways racism exists is through our education system.

— Jaylen Brown

Acting is a subtle combination of hiding and revealing yourself, and as I'm not an extrovert, this is painful for me.

— Sarah Lancashire

God created the world to be praised on the subtle nature of his existence.

— Kedar Joshi

For the first time, I had been struck by the excitement of the traveler who looks history in her subtle face.

— Elizabeth Kostova

Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports.

— Sun Tzu

One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice.

— Michael Marshall Smith

However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it.

— Jim Hodges

We perceive and are affected by changes too subtle to be described.

— Henry David Thoreau

“His actions were subtle, his effects public. That affirmed him. That pleased him.”

— Charles Graeber

There are no physical divisions in the subtle domain and therefore no barriers between heaven and hell, light and shadow.

— Deepak Chopra

The job is not to succeed but fail more interesting than the last time—- in a more subtle fashion or in a…

— T. J. Jagodowski