#subtlety

Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below the radar. ↗

— Criss Jami

#consciousness #corruption #dangerous #impact #mass-media

I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar. ↗

— Dan Fogelberg

#acoustic guitar #guitar #i #i love #love

Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of. ↗

— Ben Folds

#i #i write #inside #lot #proud

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. ↗

— Isaac Asimov

#obvious #pays #reputation #subtlety #you

I think the players, I put in the book for example that we should go back to wood rackets, probably they laughed at me, I'm a dinosaur, but I think that you see these great players, have even more variety and you see more strategy, there'd be more subtlety. ↗

— John McEnroe

#book #dinosaur #even #example #for example

The fate of peoples is made like this, two men in small rooms. Forget the coronations, the conclaves of cardinals, the pomp and processions. This is how the world changes: a counter pushed across a table, a pen stroke that alters the force of a phrase, a woman's sigh as she passes and leaves on the air a trail of orange flower or rose water; her hand pulling close the bed curtain, the discreet sigh of flesh against flesh. ↗

— Hilary Mantel

#gestures #history #power #subtlety #tudors

If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you. ↗

— Sue Monk Kidd

#empowerment #life #relationships #subtlety #life

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#many #nature #ny times #over #senses

My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing. ↗

— Don Knotts

#idol #jack #jack benny #master #subtlety

Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men. The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety. ↗