Billy Wilder
Film Director, Screenwriter
"Make subtlety obvious."
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Subtlety
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Alexander McQueen
Fashion Designer
"Menswear is about subtlety. It's about good style and good taste."
Francis Bacon
Philosopher, Statesman
"The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding."
Billy Wilder
Film Director, Screenwriter
"Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also."
Fernando Pessoa
Poet, Writer
"Fraternity has subtleties."
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"The greatest realities are physical and economic, all the subtleties of life come afterward."
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"For a good notation has a subtlety and suggestiveness which at times make it seem almost like a live teacher."
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"The audience can feel the subtleties of the characters."
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"Guides cannot master the subtleties of the American joke."
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