Quotes About Subtlety

You have been a poor observer of life if you have not also seen the hand that, ever so gently – kills.

Precisely the least thing, the gentlest, lightest, the rustling of a lizard, a breath, a moment, a twinkling of the eye - little makes up the quality of the best happiness. Soft!

One of the subtlest means of deceiving, at least as long as possible, and of successfully representing oneself to be stupider than one really is - which in everyday life is often as desirable as an umbrella,- is called ENTHUSIASM, including what belongs to it, for instance, virtue.

Tout ce qu'il y avait de plus fin.

'The Wire' is my all-time favourite show. It takes its time, and it doesn't spoon-feed the viewer.

England gave me a chance. It's a very individual country where people have a personal style; they don't all follow a trend. The subtlety and wit of England is incredible, and they are very creative.

Ever since I was a little kid, that intrigued me. The game within the game was the biggest thing. A lot of people don't see the little things we do within a game.

Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.

A statement necklace glams up any outfit without feeling like too much.

What's that one that people seem to like so much? 'Fleabag.' I watched that and it was that sort of Oxbridge 'Oh, I'm so clever and witty, aren't I?' I don't like that stuff. But then I don't like 'Mrs Brown's Boys' either. I like things that are clever but hide it.

Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.

No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will cramp his style.

There is nothing better than an attractive woman who doesn't act attractive.

I like the collarbone, a very clean collarbone. I think there's something also very delicate and balletic about that part of a woman's body, and I'm not really a cleavage person, but I do like a back or a shoulder; I think there's something very alluring about backless dresses.

I think less is more. Sephora has these nude themes, which is like 'no make-up' make-up.

Even the structure of the atom has been found by the mind. Therefore the mind is subtler than the atom. That which is behind the mind, namely the individual soul, is subtler than the mind.

Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not.

You are a woman: you must never speak what you think; your words must contradict your thoughts, but your actions may contradict your words.

Just as serious modern literature does not have plain old bad guys, sophisticated movies may also avoid such stock figures.

A discerning eye needs only a hint, and understatement leaves the imagination free to build its own elaborations.

Le temps n'efface pas tout, certains instants restent intacts en nos mémoires, sans que l'on sache pourquoi ceux-là plus que d'autres. Peut-être sont-ce là quelques confidences subtiles que la vie nous livre en silence.

She's beautiful. In the way she is.

The small details of life often hide a great significance.

As any bank robber can tell you (Nell would say), the best thing to do when running away is not to run. Just walk. Just stroll. A combination of ease and purposefulness is desirable. Then no one will notice you're running. In addition to which, don't carry heavy suitcases, or canvas bags full of money, or packsacks with body parts in them. Leave everything behind you except what's in your pockets. Lightest is best.