#subtle

Even before string theory, especially as physics developed in the 20th century, it turned out that the equations that really work in describing nature with the most generality and the greatest simplicity are very elegant and subtle. ↗

— Edward Witten

#before #century #describing #developed #elegant

The method of political science is the interpretation of life; its instrument is insight, a nice understanding of subtle, unformulated conditions. ↗

— Woodrow Wilson

#insight #instrument #interpretation #life #method

If you clean it up, get analytical, all the subtle joy and emotion you felt in the first place goes flying out the window. ↗

— Andrew Wyeth

#clean #emotion #felt #first #flying

I appreciate subtlety. I have never enjoyed a kiss in front of the camera. There's nothing to it except not getting your lipstick smeared. ↗

— Hedy Lamarr

#camera #enjoyed #except #front #getting

I woke to the sound of rain. ↗

— Sylvia Plath

#rain #simple #subtle #beauty

I don't sing to people. I sing for them. I told that once to Elvis Presley. He bought it. After that Elvis sang not to but for the audience. A subtle difference. ↗

— Tony Martin

#audience #bought #difference #elvis #elvis presley

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties. ↗

— Karl Marx

#appears #brings #commodity #extremely #first

Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name. ↗

— Alice Meynell

#angel #breath #dominant #entire #habits

The most loving parents and relatives commit murder with smiles on their faces. They force us to destroy the person we really are: a subtle kind of murder. ↗

— Jim Morrison

#destroy #faces #force #kind #loving

Nature's far too subtle to repeat herself. ↗

— Paul Muni

#herself #nature #repeat #subtle #too