Subtle Quotes

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To injure another person through atonement is one of the most subtle devices of the neurotic, as when, for example, he indulges in self-accusations. — Alfred Adler
Surely the mischief of hypocrisy can never be enough inveighed against. When religion is in request, it is the chief malady of the church, and… — Joseph Hall
One will feel the same subtle nausea coming into the city or waiting to depart from it that one feels now in such plastic catacombs… — Norman Mailer
Subtle astral colors... are hidden in everything around you. Could you but see, you would be amazed at their beauty. — Paramahansa Yogananda
The idea of content in art is today merely a hindrance, a nuisance, a subtle or not so subtle philistinism. — Susan Sontag
Women are complex and subtle. Men are simple and direct. — Brian Tracy
One must go through life, be it red or blue, stark naked and accompanied by the music of a subtle fisherman, prepared at all times… — Francis Picabia
Nothing is more easy than to deceive one's self, as our affections are subtle persuaders. — Demosthenes
Archetypes are universal, and, in subtle or extravagant ways, interchangeable. — Tanith Lee
When money enters in - then, for a price, I become a liar - and a good one I can be whether with pencil or… — Edward Weston
However, some of my work is very subtle, and one should expect very subtle reactions to it. — Jim Hodges
Before this I tended to paint figures and put them in an environment. Now I paint an environment to put figures in. It's a subtle… — John Newman
The power of ads rests more in the repetition of obvious exhortations than in the subtle transmission of values. — Michael Schudson
Etching will suggest subtle variations of tone, the most delicate shadings, all with black lines, which, as far as lines go, are unsurpassed for sheer… — Walter J. Phillips
Etching is a beautiful medium. The result is rich, subtle tones achieved in no other way. — Jay Moore
The eye and soul are caressed in the contemplation of form and colour. The subtle changes of colour over a surface - transitions that are… — John F. Carlson
The great paintings are the ones with the most subtle value relationships. The closer you could bring your values and still distinguish between them, the… — John F. Carlson
There are subtle things you can do without crossing the line. If I see I've got up my opponent's nose, I will be over the… — Ian Poulter
Several times a day, stop and just listen. Open your hearing 360 degrees, as if your ears were giant radar dishes. Listen to the obvious… — Jan Chozen Bays
Painting is a visceral experience, one loaded with subtle information. Only Cezanne could get away with a system. — Wolf Kahn

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