#subdued

The crises of our time, it becomes increasingly clear, are the necessary impetus for the revolution now under way. And once we understand nature's transformative powers, we see that it is our powerful ally, not a force to feared our subdued. ↗

— Thomas Kuhn

#becomes #clear #crises #feared #force

Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China. ↗

— Nick Lampson

#authoritarian #beacon #cannot #china #democracy

Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#beauty #nothing #often #subdued #ugliness

Dramatic experience is not logical; it may be subdued to the kind of coherence that we indicate when we speak, in criticism, of form. ↗

— Allen Tate

#criticism #dramatic #experience #form #indicate

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement. ↗

— Jil Sander

#best #colors #cuts #general #look

And then, of course, most potters, they go in for earth tones and subdued things, and I like color. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#course #earth #go #i #like