Had I done the movies that were offered to me in my prime, at the height of my career, I would have been alongside the likes of Denzel Washington. But, I chose not to do those movies.
When one stops working at the height of one's career, it's just stupid not to say, 'I want to make sure I have a house.'
A lot of times I blend in a little bit easier because I'm not like a basketball player who's going to stand out because of his height.
There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
A soft and sheltered Christianity, afraid to be lean and lone, unwilling to face the storms and brave the heights, will end up fat and foul in the cages of conformity.
dropped and falling from such heights for so long that maybe I will have enough time to learn flying
I think when average-size people start taking roles that were meant for dwarfs, that's a little frustrating because there aren't that many roles out there for height-challenged actors.
I want to ski down Mount Cho Oyu in the Himalayas when I am 85, descending from a height of 8,201 meters.
What has changed is that when I photographed, most people that I photographed didn't have the right of refusal on their work. It would take a Marilyn Monroe at her height to be able to dictate that.
At the height of the Cold War, when Ronald Reagan was president, the Soviets and their allies and satellites did not shirk human rights debates with the West. They had their arguments ready.
Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.
...in January, everything seems desolate. The Moon ascends to cold heights - and I, a ragged sky filled with dark kisses...lie abandoned by you...
A brick could be dropped on your mother-in-law’s head from the height of 66.6 feet. You know, as a going away present.
I think the height of ridiculousness was when I was playing Elizabeth in 'The Golden Age' while preparing to start shooting 'I'm Not There.' I literally finished filming Elizabethan grandeur on Friday, flew to Montreal, and started being Bob Dylan on...
I am nine fifteen feet tall. I mean nine fifteen time tall. I measure height with my watch.
The most important thing to leverage is people. Their talents and connections will take you to great heights.
It is a defeat of the spirit to learn one's arrogance causes such loss and pain. Pride invites you to soar to heights and the footing, tentative. farther, then, is the fall.
The phone book shouldn’t be arranged alphabetically, but by height. Guess how tall my love for you is. That’s right—taller than Goliath!
I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.
Eu chorava tanto por ele como por ela; às vezes temos compaixão por criaturas que não têm esse sentimento nem por elas próprias, nem por outras pessoas.
When I asked her what was the matter? answered, she didn't know; but she felt so afraid of dying!
