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Quotes About Subtle

Slowly, the wine rewarded her with its complex, subtle flavors... apricot, pear,a hint of vanilla... and some indescribable flavor that made her think of sun-drenched, flowery meadows.
~ Gaelen Foley
Beauty exists where you least expect to find it.
~ Gail Tsukiyama
Considerad la sutileza del mar; cómo sus más temidas criaturas se deslizan bajo el agua, sin aparecer en su mayor parte, traidoramente ocultas bajo lo más amables matices del azur.
~ Herman Melville
En vecka senare, under måndagsmorgonen då hon skulle åka till nordöstra England, skedde en minimal rörelse längs den äktenskapliga förkastningssprickan, en rörelse som var nästan lika svår att upptäcka som kontinentalförskjutningen.
~ Ian Mcewan
I said, I know why you're afraid to fight with me." And why is that?" If he flexed again, I'd have to implement emergency measures. Maybe I could kick some sand at him or something. Hard to look hot brushing sand out of your eyes. You want me." Oh boy. You can't resist my subtle charm, so you're afraid you're going to make a spectacle out of yourself." You know what? Don't talk to me.
~ Ilona Andrews
We can do subtle, I assured her. It's our middle name, Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced.
~ Ilona Andrews
The skull sat on top of an old Stop sign. Someone had painted the surface of the octagon white and written KEEP OUT across it in large jagged letters. A reddish-brown splatter stained the bottom edge, looking suspiciously like dried blood. I leaned closer. Yep, blood. Some hair, too. Human hair. Curran frowned at the sign. "Do you think he's trying to tell us something?" "I don't know. He's being so subtle about it.
~ Ilona Andrews
Some magic talents are destructive. Some are subtle. But no magic user should be taken lightly.
~ Ilona Andrews
I'm always looking for silhouettes that seem 'invisible' to the eye, as in that it's so well-tailored to your body that you won't even notice what you're wearing. It needs to be dramatic in a subtle way.
~ Lykke Li
Broadway has the most savvy audience anywhere. They see everything and they know their theater. As sophisticated and subtle as you think you can be, the houses you get here will want something finer.
~ Richard Griffiths
You are so tactful that I have no idea what you want.
~ Mason Cooley
That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort.
~ Lauren Hutton
I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.
~ Anne Robinson
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.
~ Carol Emshwiller
The world delivers its lessons in manners subtle or, if required, cruel and blunt, so that even the thickest of subjects will comprehend. Failing that, they die. For the smart ones, of course, incomprehension is inexcusable.
~ Steven Erikson
subtle way of helping to identify a user's interests without the user conspicuously sharing them with facebook. (regarding the like button)
~ Steven Levy
Mentally, opium was a welling euphoria followed by a serene sense of well-being. The effects of the chandu were gradual and subtle, washing over me like a succession of tender caresses. A juvenile lust for kicks would not likely be satisfied by chandu's leisurely and deliciously nuanced mental banquet. This perhaps explains why, in China's past, high-quality opium was considered an intellectual pursuit and not recommended for young people or the mentally immature.
~ Steven Martin
Magic is like that more often than not. Unseen. Subdued, not ostentatious. Unremarkable. It is the universe's way of regulating itself.
~ Steven Savile
Finally, there is a more subtle relation among F, E, and V.
~ Steven Weinberg
The culture of Minnesota Nice has meant that the face of discrimination has almost always been much more subtle here. But the kind of subtlety that underlies Minnesota Nice—extreme and highly nuanced—only makes racism harder to fight.
~ Sun Yung Shin
In soccer, you have to be sly.
~ Rivaldo
Soft lips are big for me. Not a whole lot of lip gloss. You don't want your first good kiss to taste like strawberry shortcake!
~ Matt Lanter
I usually play a softer character.
~ Brett Goldstein
Culture is a little like dropping an Alka-Seltzer into a glass - you don't see it, but somehow it does something.
~ Hans Magnus Enzensberger