Sophisticated Quotes

419 Sophisticated quotes by 374 unique authors

I just devoured all of his [Buster Keaton’s] films because his sense of comic timing was amazing. He’s the closest a human being has ever… — John Lasseter
Perhaps the most sophisticated and highly evolved system is that originated by Joseph Scogna. I was impressed by the profound insights into the relationship between… — Rudolph Ballentine
Documentary: That’s a sophisticated and misleading word. And not really clear… The term should be documentary style… You see, a document has use, whereas art… — Walker Evans
The best introduction by far to representation of the human figure in art. The Nude is a beautifully written work of sophisticated connoisseurship that analyzes… — Camille Paglia
The automobile is technologically more sophisticated than the bundling board, but the human motives in their uses are sometimes the same. — Charles Mengel Allen
No matter how advanced our economy might be, no matter how sophisticated our equipment becomes, for the foreseeable future we will still depend on fossil… — George W. Bush
Nobody is quite so blase and sophisticated as a boy of nineteen who is just recovering from a baby grand passion — Helen Rowland
Human consciousness is just about the last surviving mystery... a topic that often leaves even the most sophisticated thinkers tongue-tied and confused. And, as with… — Daniel Dennett
I always chose sophisticated parts because you can't really be interesting as a young girl or outstanding as an ingenue. — Norma Shearer
I have committed myself to joy. I have come to realize that those who make space for joy, those who prefer nothing to joy, those… — Richard Rohr
Our studies have shown that China's online censorship systems are by far the most sophisticated and extensive in the world. — John Palfrey
There is a long standing tradition of using code to evade censorship in China, so that goes on. The trouble is the Chinese government has… — John Palfrey
There are so many angles to follow up: government incompetence, sophisticated charity scams, how insurance companies treat victims, construction of the levees, who will start… — Brian Ross
The more sophisticated we become - as we pierce reality and see the void beyond - the more our sense of wonder is destroyed, along… — Eric Maisel
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement. — Jil Sander
I like femininity, not of the devout, but of the self-assured, cool and sophisticated kind. — Jil Sander
Enlightenment means that you've become a sophisticated perceiver, without letting anyone know that you're sophisticated. — Frederick Lenz
Schneider's characters, like Kundera's, are sentient and sophisticated figures at a time when the constraints of Communist rule persist but its energy has entirely vanished. — Richard Eder
If sophistication is a matter of being in control of our primary reactions, we may now be sophisticated. At least we shall be fairly confident… — Quentin Crisp
Harriet Levin [is] a shining poet in her generation.... The dynamics of her language and her vigorous voice distinguish all her poems. Levin's fearless willingness… — Molly Peacock
It's quite a thing, if you've never been in or known a small southern town. The people are not particularly sophisticated, naturally. They're not worldly… — Harper Lee
You must hold on to the sort of finger-painting aspect of music. That's something I learned, particularly from listening to Neil Young. Tom Waits is… — Elvis Costello
However, in modern conceptual frameworks there is a more sophisticated view. I would say that the act of music exists in several worlds simultaneously. — Robert Fripp
It's important to debunk the myths of Africa being this benighted continent civilized only when white people arrived. In fact, Africans had been creators of… — Henry Louis Gates
What makes us human, I think, is an ability to ask questions, a consequence of our sophisticated spoken language. — Jane Goodall

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