Subtle Quotes

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I believe that there is a subtle magnetism in Nature, which, if we unconsciously yield to it, will direct us aright. — Henry David Thoreau
The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, and religious scripture a collection of honourable, but still… — Albert Einstein
I do think that women could make politics irrelevant; by a kind of spontaneous cooperative action the like of which we have never seen; which… — Germaine Greer
The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle way that she was as succulent as the… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
It is a kind of pride to insist that none of our prayers should ever be petitions for our own needs: for this is only… — Thomas Merton
Music is storming, driving, relentless, devotional, slinky, subtle, heartbreakingly-beautiful sounds that, lyrically, switch from the cynical to the sanguine, the defeated to the defiant, dealing… — Nick Cave
The conversation of kisses. Subtle, engrossing, fearless, transforming. — Alice Munro
We make no apology then for raising our voices loud to a world that is ripening in sin the lord has said,â€ Say nothing but… — Spencer W. Kimball
We frequently find that the influence of good women is underrated. It is an influence that is often subtle but yet has tremendous consequences. One… — James E. Faust
There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient book. — Arthur Conan Doyle
It's funny how strangers can pass in front of you every day and all you see is a flat shadow, a vague outline, not noticing… — Gregory Galloway
Your questions regarding that gentleman are very delicate, very subtle, very much like being smacked in the head with a mallet...it's a tuba among the… — Mary Ann Shaffer
They can romanticize us so, mirrors, and that is their secret: what a subtle torture it would be to destroy all the mirrors in the… — Truman Capote
Marcâ€™s hand tightened visibly around Kevinâ€™s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain, and Marc in an obvious… — Rachel Vincent
She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I know California isn't a real destination. You can't get there from New Jersey, not simply by following a line drawn on a map. The… — Kate Braverman
Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect… — Carl Jung
I"m often accused of being irreligious, and I suppose it's for this very reason. Whether it's Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Judaism, or any other… — Erwin McManus
But nature is always more subtle, more intricate, more elegant than what we are able to imagine. — Carl Sagan
What, unless biological science is a mass of errors, is the cause of human intelligence and vigour? Hardship and freedom: conditions under which the active,… — H.G. Wells

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