Subtle Quotes

American humor ... is not subtle. It is something that makes you laugh the moment you hear it, you have not to think a scrap.

You don't get on by being original. You don't get on by being bright. You don't get on by being strong. You get on by being a subtle crook.

Mirroring behavior. When a mark takes a drink from his water glass, so should you. When he smiles, so should you. Keep it subtle, rather than creepy, and it’s a good technique.

The subtle difference in our attitude can make a major difference in our future. It can be as simple as the language we use.

On the internet nobody can hear you being subtle.

Psychotherapy -- A long, drawn out process consisting of subtle probings of the human mind, whereby women are blamed for all of Freud's shortcomings.

I do believe babies are born potty-trained. They're born knowing and are able to give subtle signals that become very prominent if you reinforce them.

I regard Marxism as the most sinister and the most subtle form of totalitarianism.

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms.

Sahaja Yoga is a very subtle happening within us. It's a very subtle happening. And this subtler happening gives you sensitivity to divine joy.

I think that Mary Poppins needs a subtle reader, in many respects, to grasp all its implications, and I understand that these cannot be translated in terms of the film.

The desert has a subtle and a cruel charm. She destroys while she enthralls.

I talk about Breaking Bad being the most brilliant show ever, and even minor characters have subtle nuances and are fully drawn.

Subtle, funny and touching, with a striking downbeat authenticity. Director Craig Zobel is the real thing.

I set myself up for a lot of trouble by wanting to tell a story that is fairly earnest and emotional and expressive, but to do it in the most subtle, realistic way.

Nought is there in wealth That serves as bulwark 'gainst the subtle stealth Of Destiny and Doom.

Religions are so subtle, so complicated, so intelligent in many ways that they're not fit to be abandoned to the religious alone; they're for all of us.

Yoga is not just repetition of few postures - it is more about the exploration and discovery of the subtle energies of life.

Cities with all their advantages have something hostile to liberal learning, the seductions are so subtle and accost the senses so openly on all sides.

We are not merely tempered and schooled by failure but compelled, in however subtle a fashion, to become something other than we were.

It has been my experience that the hearings are really, in effect, a subtle minuet, with the nominee answering as many questions as he thinks necessary in order to be confirmed.

It's such a waste to be subtle and vicious with people who don't even know that you're being subtle and vicious

Rarely has a people paid the lavish compliment and taken the subtle revenge of turning its oppressor's speech into sorcery.

The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived, when truth's in our hearts and we still don't believe.

There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip.

Stories do not change the world. I've learned that. But perhaps in some secret, subtle way... I mean it's not the world I want to change.

I'm kind of intimidated by the big screen - I often keep my performances much smaller and much more natural and subtle.

The close-up, according to D.W. Griffith, allows subtle changes of facial expression-the raising of an eyebrow or the flicker of a smile-to become part of the action.

In writing, the connection between storyteller and audience is just as important. By using some subtle devices, a narrator can reach out to the reader and say, 'We’re in this together.'

My mom has a very subtle way of encouraging.

The novel is the highest example of subtle interrelatedness that man has discovered.

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 to make them subtle.

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate.

If the point of good art is to be somewhat subtle then it's not going to catch everyone.

Honestly, I don't aspire to be a huge movie star. I really just fell in love with acting... Everything I do on-screen is very subtle.

The most powerful way to manifest is through subtle intention and choiceless awareness-inten d to let go and flow.

One's attention has to penetrate the chaotic activity, pass through all the layers of subtle thought, and at last emerge into silence. This is the basic process of transcending.

Auguries are oft subtle...and dangerous - thou may deem they mean one thing when they mean something else altogether.

Anything seen on TV is, in a subtle and sinister sense, thereby endorsed.

In short: I felt my existence was tainted, in some subtle but essential way.

Not all ants use violence to dominate their world, some use more subtle methods.

If you walk into a forest - you hear all kinds of subtle sounds - but underneath there is an all pervasive silence.

For the first time, I had been struck by the excitement of the traveler who looks history in her subtle face.

As subtle and universally pervasive as gravity, love touches everything, and enhances everything it touches.

The more I think about it, the more I believe there has to be a subtle yet satisfying method of revenge.

Whats not to love is hardly a reason to love. And the catch of your life is not the same thing as the love of your life. Be careful of that subtle but rather crucial distinction.

Design bugs are often subtle and occur by evolution with early assumptions being forgotten as new features or uses are added to systems.

Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture.

The most subtle of our acts is to simulate blindness for snares that we know are set for us.

There are seven primary centers, junctions, within the subtle physical body. These are called the seven chakras.