Subtle Quotes

748 quotes by 569 authors

Human intelligence is a marvelous, subtle, and poorly understood phenomenon. There is no danger of duplicating it anytime soon. — Mitch Kapor
There is no reason to suppose that taste is in any way a lower sense than the other four; a fine palate is as much… — Edward Frederic Benson
Subtle horror is where you rarely see the blood and gore. The violent people are called splatter-punks, who prefer graphic, unrelenting, violent, fast-paced horror. I… — Richard Chizmar
Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. — Daniel Bell
No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will cramp his style. — Steven Brust
I spend a lot of my time trying to draw the attention of actors to the minute and subtle details of human behavior, which was… — Jonathan Miller
Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. — John Denham
In London we give ourselves a pat on the back, rightly, for not killing one another, for our prejudice being subtle rather than lethal. — Martin Freeman
The iambic pentameter owes its pre-eminence in English poetry to its genius for variation. Good blank verse does not sound like a series of identically… — James Fenton
William Trevor is an author I admire; his stories are subtle and powerful, and beautifully written. — Kim Edwards
I have never been a serious person.... I am not serious at all because existence is not serious. It is so playful, so full of… — Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
After awhile you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. And you learn that love doesn't mean security, And you… — Veronica A Shoffstall
I know, indeed, of nothing more subtle satisfying and cheering than a knowledge of the real good will and appreciation of others. Such happiness does… — William Dean Howells
Time, the subtle thief of youth — John Milton
All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn… — Herman Melville
I do not care to know your various theories about God. What is the use of discussing all the subtle doctrines about the soul? Do… — Buddha
Men always want to be a woman's first love. Women have a more subtle instinct: What they like is to be a man's last romance. — Oscar Wilde
CUPID, n. The so-called god of love. This bastard creation of a barbarous fancy was no doubt inflicted upon mythology for the sins of its… — Ambrose Bierce
Men are the enemies of women. Promising sublime intimacy, unequalled passion, amazing security and grace, they nevertheless exploit and injure in a myriad subtle ways.… — Ann Oakley
Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We woman have a more subtle instinct about things. What we… — Oscar Wilde

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