I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.
— Henry David Thoreau
Interesting Taller quotations
Nobody's taller than the last man standing
Nobody stands taller than those willing to stand corrected.
Much that is beautiful must be discarded So that we may resemble a taller Impression of ourselves.
Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.
Today I have grown taller from walking with the trees.
Our shouting is louder than our actions, Our swords are taller than us, This is our tragedy. In short We wear the cape of civilisation But our souls live in the stone age
After I played him for the first time, I said 'Let's see.
He's four or five inches taller. He's 40 or 50 pounds heavier. His vertical leap is at least as good as mine. He can get up and down the floor as well as I can. And he's smart. The real problem with all this is I have to show up.
We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants.
We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours.
I wish my nose was smaller and that I was a little taller.
I also had this perennial pimple problem, so I felt people were just being polite when they said I was beautiful.
My childhood was really comfortable and secure, but school was a nightmare.
I was a lot taller than the other girls and they called me Gitte the giraffe.
Do you know, why I really love my helmet that much? Because it makes me 15 centimetres taller!
Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world;
it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier.
I remember just before going onto the soundstage, I'd look in my dressing room mirror and stretch myself to my full 5'5" or 5'6 whatever it was-to make me appear taller and to make me able to dominate all the others and to mow them down with my size.
You must be willing to examine and explore your dark side.
You must acknowledge how bad you can be and how horribly unloving you can behave. When you know how deep and dark your dark side is, it helps you stand a little taller in the light.
I'm 5'9''. So, my height's an issue. If I'm feeling sexy, I'll put on some heels-if that makes me a little taller than you, so be it. You have to be secure enough to stand next to a stallion. For a woman to feel her best, her man has to support her.
I just found out that I'm one inch taller than I thought.
Back in my heyday, when I was out on the streets - I'm engaged now, about to get married - but before that I was quite the sex symbol. My line was, "If I was taller, would I have a chance?".
I have read that, on the average, the Japanese are getting taller, but at the moment they seem to be about the same height as American junior-high-school students, only with fewer guns.
Mankind grows taller, older, and ever more wise; but seldom truly up.
We must remain as close to the flowers, the grass, and the butterflies as the child is who is not yet so much taller than they are.
You guys just wait and see. We'll stand taller than these mountains. We'll bare open our hearts for the world to grab. We'll see lights where there was dimness. We'll testify together to what we have seen and felt. Life will go on--all of us--crawling; stumbling, falling perhaps. But we will be the strong ones. Our hearts will shine brightly.
In those days I would go for an interview and find myself competing with this other chap who would always be younger and taller, and much handsomer than I.
When I have one martini, I feel bigger, wiser, taller.
When I have a second, I feel superlative. When I have more, there's no holding me.
The time has come for us to stand a little taller, to lift our eyes and stretch our minds to a greater comprehension and understanding of the grand millennial mission of this, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
It has changed, quite a lot. It is very different now, there are quicker men, they are taller, stronger, have great stamina. The balls have also become faster. Tennis has now become a power sport. There is more depth in the game, as well, there are many more players than there used to be. The entire character of the game has changed.
You go to the ballet and you see girls dancing on their tiptoes.
Why don't they just get taller girls?
The stiletto is the icon of erotic femininity.
You're taller, thinner and curvier, all at the same time. What's not to like?
A man should be taller, older, heavier, uglier, and hoarser than his wife.
I think, head up and shoulders back. Not only does it make you look taller and thinner but it gives you confidence and boosts your self-esteem.
I was fat! I was pustule-rich! I looked like a pink human grenade! When did I blossom into the irresistible little orchid that I am now? I don't know. Getting taller helps. It spreads out a bit.
Even when someone gets to looking like she should be so proud of herself, instead she's like, 'I could be another three pounds less; I could be a little taller and have bigger lips.'
Raise high the roof-beam, carpenters. Like Ares comes the bridegroom, taller far than a tall man.
I’d designed my avatar’s face and body to look, more or less, like my own.
My avatar had a slightly smaller nose than me, and he was taller. And thinner. And more muscular. And he didn’t have any teenage acne. But aside from these minor details, we looked more or less identical.
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn't work and then they get elected and prove it.