We live in a homogenized world, where it’s hard to get excited when everything is slick and professional. The interesting things are the dull things
I tend to find that movies have become so slick that I have trouble identifying with the characters
Frank Abagnale: “Catch Me If You Can” | Talks at Google
Thoughts are slippery fish in a cold shallow stream
His words are so slippery they might slide right off the page
There are two types of claims: those based on hard numbers and those based on slippery numbers
When I see a slippery slope, my instinct is to build a terrace
Politics and the English Language
The art of argument | Jordan Peterson
I’m a finesse pitcher without the finesse
Finesse is the best adaptation of means to circumstance
The sailor is frankness, the landsman is finesse. Life is not a game with the sailor, demanding the long head
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated
I don’t play with a lot of finesse. I usually play like I’m breaking out of jail!
Related to 6(e) Amusement, 12(e) Entertainment, 19(e) Conformism
May be confused with 19(b) Flexibility, 19(a) Vitality, 6(a-d) Humor and above, 18(b) Talent, 20(a) Naturalness