Subtle Quotes

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The unwritten rules of behaviour are infinite in number, finely shaded, and subtle to the last fraction of a degree. They are not to be… — Hal Porter
Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point in the universe. This idea is not novel...We find… — Nikola Tesla
When the seasons shift, even the subtle beginning, the scent of a promised change, I feel something stir inside me. Hopefulness? Gratitude? Openness? Whatever it… — Kristin Armstrong
The inspiration starts with the armor my parents collected. The references are subtle, whether in the mix of textures (woven, quilted, pleated) or in the… — Tory Burch
In a society where the roles everyone plays are obvious, the refusal to conform to any standard will excite interest. Be both masculine and feminine,… — Robert Greene
The argument for collectivism is simple if false; it is an immediate emotional argument. The argument for individualism is subtle and sophisticated; it is an… — Milton Friedman
There's a depth of meaning all on its own in awareness being gentled. From within the subtlety of being gentled, the level of perception changes.… — John de Ruiter
We clasp the hands of those who go before us, and the hands of those who come after us; we enter the little circle of… — Wendell Berry
Crossing over mountains, rivers, arid oceans, setting at naught, as it were, the obstacles of the distance of space and time, the blood of Indian… — Swami Vivekananda
Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of… — John Tillotson
The mathematician starts with a few propositions, the proof of which is so obvious that they are called self-evident, and the rest of his work… — Thomas Huxley
The temptation to believe that the Universe is the product of some sort of design, a manifestation of subtle aesthetic and mathematical judgment, is overwhelming.… — Paul Davies
The mind is but the subtle part of the body. You must retain great strength in your mind and words. — Swami Vivekananda
It's a really subtle kind of thing. It makes me feel like Randy Harrison is not a human being to them. — Randy Harrison
Associations are both subtle and powerful. — Jim Rohn
If there is some good in me, it is because I was born in the subtle atmosphere of your country of Arezzo. Along with the… — Michelangelo
Some people are more expressive in worship. Some people more subtle and it's all good — Tim Hawkins
Again and again we need to appreciate the subtle workings of the teachings and the practice, and even when there is no extraordinary, dramatic change,… — Sogyal Rinpoche
It is good and very grand to conquer external nature, but grander still to conquer our internal nature.... This conquering of the inner man, understanding… — Swami Vivekananda
When you do television, you have this opportunity to drop these subtle hints everywhere. The way you say things, for example, sometimes those seeds turn… — Norman Reedus

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