Subtle Quotes

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Devotion is the essence of the path, and if we have in mind nothing but the guru and feel nothing but fervent devotion, whatever occurs… — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Users of clichÃ©s frequently have more sinister intentions beyond laziness and conventional thinking. Relabelling events often entails subtle changes of meaning. War produces many euphemisms,… — Patrick Cockburn
TV, and the culture it anchors, masks and drowns out the subtle and vital information contact with the real world once provided. There are lessons,… — Bill McKibben
Everything I do is inspired by my early lifeâ€, Bourgeoisâ€™ looked up to her mother who was the most important person in her life for… — Louise Bourgeois
Tao is beyond words and beyond understanding. Words may be used to speak of it, but they cannot contain it. Tao existed before words and… — Laozi
Bardot, Byron, Hitler, Hemingway, Monroe, Sade: we do not require our heroes to be subtle, just to be big. Then we can depend on someone… — D. J. Enright
As in the pseudoscience of bloodletting, just so in the pseudoscience of city rebuilding and planning, years of learning and a plethora of subtle and… — Jane Jacobs
To visit Morocco is still like turning the pages of some illuminated Persian manuscript all embroidered with bright shapes and subtle lines. — Edith Wharton
There are sacred moments in life when we experience in rational and very direct ways that separation, the boundary between ourselves and other people and… — Catherine Ponder
The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream material that re-establishes, in a subtle way, the total… — Carl Jung
The best ideas aren't hidden in shadowy recesses. They're right in front of us, hidden in plain sight. Innovation seldom depends on discovering obscure or… — Richard Farson
The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command. His heart sank as he… — George Orwell
If you want to change from sex towards love, try to understand your sexuality. Watch it, watch the mechanicalness of it. See the futility, see… — Rajneesh
I reached in experience the nirvana which is unborn, unrivalled, secure from attachment, undecaying and unstained. This condition is indeed reached by me which is… — Gautama Buddha
I have the True Dharma Eye, the Marvelous Mind of Nirvana, the True Form of the Formless, and the Subtle Dharma Gate, independent of words… — Gautama Buddha
Today, refuse to see yourself as a recipient of negative vibrations or as a victim of subtle or gross influence around you. Practice broadcasting the… — Michael Beckwith
Individual and team discipline ultimately come down to practicing a small set of principles over a long period of time. Success is not a matter… — Mike Hebert
Let the wise guard their thoughts, which are difficult to perceive, extremely subtle, and wander at will. Thought which is well guarded is the bearer… — Gautama Buddha
The majority of individuals view their surroundings with a minimal amount of observational effort. They are unaware of the rich tapestry of details that surrounds… — Joe Navarro
The United States has it's own propaganda, but it's very effective because people don't realize that it's propaganda. And it's subtle, but it's actually a… — Crispin Glover

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