Subtle Quotes

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I don't like the subtle infiltration of 'something for nothing' philosophies into the very hearthstone of the American family. I believe that 'Thou shalt earn… — Branch Rickey
I am alarmed at the subtle invasion of professional football, which is gaining preeminence over baseball. It's unthinkable. — Branch Rickey
The images of peace are ephemeral. The language of peace is subtle. The reasons for peace, the definitions of peace, the very idea of peace… — Maxine Hong Kingston
Shadow boxes become poetic theater or settings wherein are metamorphosed the elements of a childhood pastime. The fragile, shimmering globules become the shimmering but more… — Joseph Cornell
It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly,… — D W Griffith
It meant something to me â€“ the idea of a coat guarding and hiding a womanâ€™s body. For me, a woman who is absorbed in… — Yohji Yamamoto
That subtle knot which makes us man So must pure lovers souls descend T affections, and to faculties, Which sense may reach and apprehend, Else… — John Donne
There is a subtle danger in a man thinking that he is "fixed" for life. It indicates that the next jolt of the wheel of… — Henry Ford
Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend. — Laozi
When he grew old, Aristotle, who is not generally considered a tightrope dancer, liked to lose himself in the most labyrinthine and subtle of discourses… — Michel de Certeau
The challenge was that it was harder to be subtle than strident. — Nancy Gibbs
The human face is the subtle yet visual autobiography of each person, — John O'Donohue
Much has been said about the meanings we make of illness, but what about the meanings we make out of cure? Cure is complex, disorienting,… — Lauren Slater
Growing up in Northern Ontario provided me with a strong affinity for the natural environment that was so eloquently responded to by Tom ThomsonÂ and… — Ken Danby
Typographic style is founded not on any one technology of typesetting or printing, but on the primitive yet subtle craft of writing. — Robert Bringhurst
It doesn't annoy me but I think of myself as a presenter who is gay, rather than a gay presenter. It's a subtle distinction, but… — Evan Davis
We are presented with an unpleasant choice between either committing to peculiar concepts about immaterial deities or letting go entirely of a host of consoling,… — Alain de Botton
Nothing as drastic an innovation as abstract art could have come in to existence, save as the consequence of a most profound, relentless, unquenchable need.… — Robert Motherwell
It is expected that there will be discrepancies between models and observations. However, why these arise and what one should conclude from them are interesting… — Gavin Schmidt
Procrastination is also a subtle act of corruption â€“ it corrupts valuable time — Amit Abraham

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