Subtle Quotes

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There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip. — Bob Hope
The Japanese tend to communicate via nuance and euphemism, often leaving important things unsaid; whereas Americans tend to think they're being subtle when they refrain… — Dave Barry
Perhaps the earliest memories I have are of being a stubborn, determined child. Through the years my mother has told me that it was fortunate… — Rosalyn Sussman Yalow
What fetched me instantly (and thousands of other newcomers with me) was the subtle but unmistakable sense of escape from the United States. — H. L. Mencken
Writing is a subtle art that is reached mostly by self-discovery and experimentation. — Jasper Fforde
Faith is the subtle chain Which binds us to the infinite. — Elizabeth Oakes Smith
Poetry is the most subtle of the literary arts, and students grow more ingenious by the year at avoiding it. If they can nip around… — Terry Eagleton
When I was 17 or 18 I wanted to become a wine expert, and my parents wouldn't let me drink. So I was devastated. All… — Gary Vaynerchuk
Often, the disparities in the ways men and women are treated are subtle; there are not these clear barriers that you have to break down. — Eleanor Clift
The way brainwashing works is subtle and takes a long time. — Sean Durkin
In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and… — Angie Dickinson
By learning about my body and making small, subtle changes, I find out what I enjoy and what is effective. I'm always finessing: adjusting my… — Lisa Edelstein
Stories do not change the world. I've learned that. But perhaps in some secret, subtle way... I mean it's not the world I want to… — Carol Emshwiller
Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day. — George Foreman
We live fragmented, compartmentalized lives in which contradictions are carefully sealed off from each other. We have been taught to think linearly rather than comprehensively,… — Edward T. Hall
...[T]he Constitution conferred only a few specific powers on the federal government, all others being denied to it (as the Tenth Amendment would make plain).… — Joseph Sobran
Paradoxically, those who call for family values also tout the wonders of an unregulated market without observing the subtle cultural links between the family they… — Arlie Russell Hochschild
A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music. — Norah Jones
The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived, when truth's in our hearts and we still don't believe. — Bob Dylan
Similar to the telescope or the telephone, television enables us to see or hear things we never dreamed of. When you look at the details,… — Alexander Kluge

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