Subtle Quotes - Page 18

• It is highly dangerous to receive the truths of the Bible with human wisdom, for this is a hidden and subtle method which invariably causes a believer to perfect with his flesh the work of the Holy Spirit.

  Watchman Nee

  Perfect, Flesh, Causes

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.197, Christian Fellowship Publishers

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• My all-time favorite topic in positive psychology is the study of positive emotions. I'm fascinated by how pleasant experiences, which can be so subtle and fleeting, can add up over time to change who we become. I'm especially excited these days about investigating how positive emotions change the very ways that our cells form and function to keep us healthy.

  Barbara Fredrickson

  Cells, Psychology, Healthy

  "Barbara Fredrickson Talks About…". Interview with Seph Fontane Pennock, positivepsychologynews.com. January 20, 2015.

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• If you want money more than anything, you'll be bought and sold. If you have a greed for food, you'll be a loaf of bread. This is a subtle truth: Whatever you love, you are.

  Rumi

  Love You, Greed, Want

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• The rope connecting two men on a mountain is more than nylon protection; it is an organic thing that transmits subtle messages of intent and disposition from man to man; it is an extension of the tactile senses, a psychological bond, a wire along which currents of communication flow.

  Trevanian

  Communication, Men, Two

  Trevanian (2005). “The Eiger Sanction: A Novel”, p.255, Crown

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• There are no physical divisions in the subtle domain and therefore no barriers between heaven and hell, light and shadow.

  Deepak Chopra

  Light, Heaven, Shadow

  Deepak Chopra (2008). “Life After Death: The Book of Answers”, p.142, Random House

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• But precisely this illusion that everything is "clear" is what is blinding us all. It is a serious temptation, and it is a subtle form of pride and worldly love of power and revenge.

  Thomas Merton

  Revenge, Pride, Temptation

  Thomas Merton (1995). “Witness to Freedom: The Letters of Thomas Merton in Times of Crisis”, p.183, Macmillan

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• There is a subtle but inescapable connection between the "sacred" attitude and the acceptance of one's in most self.

  Thomas Merton

  Attitude, Acceptance, Self

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• Investigation is a subtle process, requiring patience and fine analytical ability, as well as a skill in cultivating one's sources. When torture is condoned, these rare talented people leave the service, having been outstripped by less gifted colleagues with their quick-fix methods, and the service itself degenerates into a playground for sadists.

  Vladimir Bukovsky

  Skills, People, Degenerates

  "Torture's Long Shadow". www.washingtonpost.com. December 18, 2005.

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• My suggestion for a fast style upgrade would be to embrace a pop of color or pattern. Try layering a bright, pullover knit on top of a dress shirt with a subtle or bold pattern.

  Cam Newton

  Color, Style, Trying

  "Cam Newton Wants to Teach You How to Wear a Sweater". Interview with Nic Screws, www.bloomberg.com. December 29, 2015.

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• There are a few obvious consequences and perhaps one subtle possibility. One obvious thing is that, to stimulate the economy, President Obama has committed to creating millions of green jobs that will leave a legacy - much as Roosevelt's public works did during the new deal.

  Denis Hayes

  Jobs, Obvious Things, Creating

  "The Rumpus Interview with Earth Day organiser Denis Hayes". Interview with Melissa Price, therumpus.net. April 22, 2009.

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• The more subtle thing is more speculative. The world is well past its long-term carrying capacity for human beings living a European, much less an American, lifestyle predicated on planned obsolescence. International economic growth is largely a matter of accelerated movement of materials from mines and forests to the dump. Instead of saving and buying decent furniture we can pass on to our children, we charge our credit cards for shaped heaps of sawdust and glue that fall apart in less than three or four years.

  Denis Hayes

  Children, Fall, Past

  "The Rumpus Interview with Earth Day organiser Denis Hayes". Interview with Melissa Price, therumpus.net. April 22, 2009.

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• The differences between the received wisdom, the standard version of events, and the facts on the ground may be subtle or they may be stark, even profound.

  William Finnegan

  Differences, Profound, Events

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• You [can] become part of someone else's narrative. Every once in a while I would get people asking me questions like, "If your husband is a Muslim, then why haven't you converted to Islam?" Interestingly enough, almost every person who asked me that was a Sunni, and it was their not-so-subtle way of implying that my Shiite husband was a bad Muslim for letting his infidel wife run around unconverted.

  Annia Ciezadlo

  Running, Husband, Wife

  Source: www.guernicamag.com

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• I guess none of the sides of my hyphen are particularly subtle cultures. But perhaps there is also a sense that these characters are all parentless - every character in this book is feral in some way - without any guidance in their upbringing. They find no choice but to seek refuge in extreme behaviors.

  Porochista Khakpour

  Book, Character, Choices

  Source: therumpus.net

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• There is something so great about film and television where you can convey an emotion in
  the blink of an eye which you would perhaps not be able to do to the back row of a theatre, like
  over 1000 seats, and there is something so subtle and beautiful about that too.

  Anna Camp

  Beautiful, Eye, Theatre

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• The model of the educational Kalila Wa-Dimna. These are books of instruction to rulers and humans. The stories unfold a range of human psychology, a vast range of human psychology. The Sultan is being moved from his narrow and bigoted position into a wider, more subtle, more nuanced understanding of human experiences.

  Marina Warner

  Educational, Book, Psychology

  Source: therumpus.net

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• There is a theory, that I rather subscribe to. The frame story implies that if he doesn't change, she will kill him. It's all very complex and subtle. The story is about a woman who persuades a man in power to a different temper and attitude, and so it is about women's wiles, what women will get up to. She has a plan, she has a scheme.

  Marina Warner

  Attitude, Men, Different

  Source: therumpus.net

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• I'm also a sucker for a view. Take me to a high place where I can see the landscape or the stars or the whole city, and I'm putty, I'm melting in your arms. Then I think having a romantic night, getting a little dressed up, but don't kill yourself trying to force the romance. A bunch of little subtle changes that will make the day more special will amount to a big awesome day in your memory. I like little breadcrumbs along the way. Draw it out!

  Evan Rachel Wood

  Stars, Memories, Night

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• I care about Roger Sterling, one of the most subtle and amazing characters in dramatic history ["Mad Men"]. This guys who knows precisely who he is, yet leaves us time after time hoping desperately for him to finally grab control of his life and some responsibility for those around him.

  Chris Matthews

  Character, Responsibility, Men

  Source: www.msnbc.com

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• Baseball is a set of individuals doing their thing in the same team, but it's much more individual. In basketball people are making real time decisions about who gets the ball, do we trust everybody out on the court, and the analytics certainly don't show you all those subtle dynamics, but they're very important.

  Steve Ballmer

  Basketball, Baseball, Team

  "Steve Ballmer talks about the current state of Microsoft, his Twitter investment, and how sports tech can help the Clippers". Interview with Matt Rosoff, www.businessinsider.com. February 6, 2016.

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• With that incredible voice that he [Alan Rickman] could play like a sort of wonderful instrument, like a cello or something. He played his voice, and he could be the most subtle of actors. And he could also be quite a big actor. He could do the grandiose performances as well.

  Helen Mirren

  Play, Voice, Actors

  Source: www.npr.org

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• In the 50s and 60s, kids were taught how to shake hands. They were taught how to have manners. There needs to be a lot more of that kind of stuff because the autistic mind doesn't pick up social things and subtle cues.

  Temple Grandin

  Kids, Hands, Mind

  "Autism & animal welfare activist Temple Grandin". "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. July 5, 2013.

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• There's fantasies about what heaven is like and who Satan is and why you shouldn't masturbate or why you should vote Republican. It's funny because it's an election year and their news broadcasts are constantly talking about "Vote Republican". I think that they think they're being subtle about it, but that's definitely not the case. So I'm like, "What does this have anything to do with the nice advice you were giving about how to live your life, how to get along with your spouse etc?"

  Brad Warner

  Nice, Thinking, Talking

  Source: theindiespiritualist.com

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• The people are maybe still as aware of the differences but they are more accepting of it that what we saw in the 70s and 80s, but the undercurrent is still there. There are maybe no racial slurs anymore, no firecrackers in mailboxes, the distinction is much more subtle.

  Celeste Ng

  Differences, People, Saws

  Source: brightestyoungthings.com

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• You can be a lot more subtle on TV, which is funny because I feel like TV is known for being the opposite of that. The thing we experience in life is that things are not overly dramatic, and things often happen in really small ways.

  Jay Duplass

  Opposites, Way, Tvs

  Source: www.thewrap.com

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