Tall Quotes - Page 18

• As a boy I heard this story in church. A man was patching a pitched roof of a tall building when he began sliding off. As he neared the edge of the roof he prayed, "Save me, Lord, and I'll go to church every Sunday, I'll give up drinking, I'll be the best man this city has ever known." As he finished his prayer, a nail snagged onto his overalls and saved him. The man looked up to the sky and shouted, "Never mind, God. I took care of it myself." How true of us.

  Richard Paul Evans

  Prayer, Giving Up, Drinking

  FaceBook post by Richard Paul Evans from Jan 08, 2012

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• I don't think that we necessarily lie. I mean, we make our living by pretending that we're someone else. I don't tell tall tales. I always tell the truth.

  Albert Finney

  Lying, Mean, Thinking

  Interview with Paul Fischer, "Dark Horizons", December 2, 2003.

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• I have a confidence about my life that comes from standing tall on my own two feet.

  Jane Fonda

  Two, Feet, Standing Tall

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• I fought tall fighters, short fighters, strong fighters, slow fighters, sluggers and boxers. It was either learn or get knocked off.

  Sugar Ray Leonard

  Strong, Boxers, Fighter

  FaceBook post by SUGAR RAY LEONARD from Apr 20, 2015

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• Thus Aragorn for the first time in the full light of day beheld Éowyn, Lady of Rohan, and thought her fair, fair and cold, like a morning of pale spring that is not yet come to womanhood. And she was now suddenly aware of him: tall heir of kings, wise with many winters, greycloaked, hiding a power that yet she felt. For a moment still as stone she stood, then turning swiftly she was gone.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Wise, Morning, Kings

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings”, p.73, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• Although I'm sure there are plenty of tall, gorgeous, life-of-the-party guys who are also true to their wives, I happen to believe that a disproportionate number of them are cheaters.

  Emily Giffin

  Party, Believe, Cheater

  Emily Giffin (2010). “Baby Proof: A Novel”, p.20, Macmillan

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• Whatever the reason, first place was always Solo, always, always, always, and second place was usually Chewbacca, because if you weren't the one saving the galaxy, you might as well be eight feet tall and covered with hair.

  Charles Yu

  Eight, Hair, Feet

  Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.30, Vintage

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• Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? Until we learn how to forgive, that sort of thing is going to keep on happening." He pointed at the tall pillars of smoke rising to the north. "Hate is a sterile thing, Belgarion.

  David Eddings

  Hate, Forgiving, Rising

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• What is a movie star? A movie star is many things. They can be tall, short, thin, or skinny. They can be Democrats... or skinny.

  Steve Martin

  Movie, Stars, Actors

  "The 75th Annual Academy Awards". TV Special, www.imdb.com. March 23, 2003.

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• I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.

  John Masefield

  Lonely, Stars, Sea

  "Sea Fever" l. 1 (1902).

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• I knew the words to 25 rock songs, so I got in the group. Long Tall Sally and Tutti-Frutti, that got me in. That was my audition.

  Paul McCartney

  Song, Rocks, Long

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• You see, to tall men I'm a midget, and to short men I'm a giant; to the skinny ones I'm a fat man, and to the fat ones I'm a thin man.

  Norton Juster

  Men, Skinny, Giants

  Norton Juster (2011). “The Phantom Tollbooth”, p.100, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Stand tall, smile bright, and let 'em wonder what secret's making you laugh.

  Dan Brown

  Laughing, Secret, Wonder

  "Angels & Demons Special Illustrated Edition: A Novel".

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• She wanted only tall smooth bottles whose labels spoke of Proof.

  David Foster Wallace

  Labels, Bottles, Smooth

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• I felt no shame in these activities, because I understood what almost no one else seemed to grasp: that there was only an infinitesimal difference, a difference so small that it barely existed except as a figment of the human imagination, between working in a tall green glass building on Park Avenue and collecting litter in a park. In fact, there may have been no difference at all.

  Jennifer Egan

  Glasses, Differences, Imagination

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• There is some delight in ale and wine And some in girls with ankles fine But my delight, yes always mine Is to dance with Jak O’ the Shadows We will toss the dice however they fall And snuggle the girls be they short or tall Then follow Lord Mat whenever he calls To dance with Jak O’ the Shadows.

  Robert Jordan

  Girl, Fall, Wine

  Robert Jordan (2010). “Knife of Dreams: Book Eleven of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.608, Macmillan

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• I’d like to know more about this undercover agent who posed as my daughter’s date. The ubiquitous Tall, Dark, and Smoldering.' Nick put on his best meet-the-parent smile. 'I generally prefer to go by Nick.

  Julie James

  Daughter, Dark, Parent

  Julie James (2011). “A Lot Like Love”, p.178, Penguin

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• I noticed the plants growing around me. Tall with leaves like arrowheads. Blossoms with three white petals. I knelt down in the water, my fingers digging into the soft mud, and I pulled up handfuls of the roots. Small, bluish tubers that don’t look like much but boiled or baked are as good as any potato. “Katniss,” I said aloud. It’s the plant I was named for. And I heard my father’s voice joking, “As long as you can find yourself, you’ll never starve.

  Suzanne Collins

  Father, Plants Growing, Voice

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.47, Scholastic Inc.

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• Catelyn had never liked this godswood. She had been born a Tully, at Riverrun far to the south, on the Red Fork of the Trident. The godswood there was a garden, bright and airy, where tall redwoods spread dappled shadows across tinkling streams, birds sang from hidden nests, and the air was spicy with the scent of flowers.

  George R. R. Martin

  Flower, Garden, Air

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.32, Bantam

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• I used to wear heels because I wanted to show people I wasn't ashamed of being tall. But I don't wear them any more because you don't have to wear heels to be beautiful. I can't even remember the last time I wore heels.

  Elle Macpherson

  Beautiful, Fashion, High Heels

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  I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that.

  Eminem

  Badass, Nice, Gay

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• It is shallow people who think beauty is frivolous or excessive. If you are bringing beauty and god, you are enriching the country. Rice feeds the body, books feed the mind, beauty feeds the soul. It is one thing I can really be proud of and stand tall in the world.

  Imelda Marcos

  Country, Book, Thinking

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Inspirational, Motivational, Cute

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Be glad you have a mother who loves you." He was glad of that. A lot, since she was basically the only person on earth who did. But now that he was a full head taller than her, it was weird when she tried to cuddle him like he was a baby. He could be almost seven feet tall like Acheron, and she'd probably still try to pull him into her lap.

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Mother, Baby, Love You

  Sherrilyn Kenyon (2011). “Invincible: The Chronicles of Nick”, p.14, Macmillan

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• I hate myself on the screen. I want to die ... my voice is either too high or too gravelly. I want to dive under the carpet.... I'd love to be tall and willowy ... I'm short.

  Elizabeth Taylor

  Hate, Voice, Want

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