--- title: "9 Tall Building Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 9 Tall Building quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Tall Building sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/martin-filler-11342_architect_there-can-be-little-question-that-the-ta_798076.png" --- > [There can be little question that the tall building presents one of the most difficult challenges to the architect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-filler/there-can-be-little-question-that-the-tall-building-presents-one-of/) [Martin Filler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-filler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/martin-filler-11342_architect_there-can-be-little-question-that-the-ta_798076.png) > [I promise I will never even THINK about going up in a tall building again. Oh, God. Please don't let me die.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-mcclane/i-promise-i-will-never-even-think-about-going-up-in-a-tall-building/) [John Mcclane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-mcclane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ea/john-mcclane-17275_building_i-promise-i-will-never-even-think-about_299132.jpg) > [What is a church?—Our honest sexton tells, 'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-crabbe/what-is-a-church-our-honest-sexton-tells-tis-a-tall-building-with-a/) [George Crabbe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-crabbe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/187/george-crabbe-7525_bells_what-is-a-church-our-honest-sexton-tells_1781028.png) > [A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chanakya/a-man-attains-greatness-by-his-merits-not-simply-by-occupying-an/) [Chanakya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chanakya/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/chanakya-1643_building_a-man-attains-greatness-by-his-merits-no_2495602.jpg) > [I needed to understand the spirit of a tall building, what makes it important, what should I try to achieve in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cesar-pelli/i-needed-to-understand-the-spirit-of-a-tall-building-what-makes-it/) [Cesar Pelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cesar-pelli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dab/cesar-pelli-22141_achieve_i-needed-to-understand-the-spirit-of-a-t_2976585.png) > [The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age. ... Shaper of cities and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ada-louise-huxtable/the-skyscraper-and-the-twentieth-century-are-synonymous-the-tall/) [Ada Louise Huxtable](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ada-louise-huxtable/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6aa/ada-louise-huxtable-14558_age_the-skyscraper-and-the-twentieth-century_2343413.png) > [“Our apartment was at the top of a tall building opposite Teşvikiye Mosque, and our bedroom windows looked out on many other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orhan-pamuk/our-apartment-was-at-the-top-of-a-tall-building-opposite-te-vikiye/) [Orhan Pamuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orhan-pamuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8b/orhan-pamuk-500_tall-building_our-apartment-was-at-the-top-of-a-tall-b_2543516.jpg) > [The tall building, concentrating man in one place more densely than ever before, similarly concentrates the dilemma of our public architecture at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-filler/the-tall-building-concentrating-man-in-one-place-more-densely-than/) [Martin Filler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-filler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d4/martin-filler-11342_architect_the-tall-building-concentrating-man-in-o_1950030.jpg) > [The chief characteristics of the tall building is that it is lofty. It must be every inch a proud and soaring thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-sullivan/the-chief-characteristics-of-the-tall-building-is-that-it-is-lofty-it/) [Louis Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-sullivan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90e/louis-sullivan-21857_bottom_the-chief-characteristics-of-the-tall-bu_1337806.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tall-building/#itemlist", "name": "Tall Building Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There can be little question that the tall building presents one of the most difficult challenges to the architect.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Martin Filler" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-filler/there-can-be-little-question-that-the-tall-building-presents-one-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/martin-filler-11342_architect_there-can-be-little-question-that-the-ta_798076.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/martin-filler-11342_architect_there-can-be-little-question-that-the-ta_798076.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97d/martin-filler-11342_architect_there-can-be-little-question-that-the-ta_798076.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There can be little question that the tall building presents one of the most difficult challenges to the…” — Martin Filler", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I promise I will never even THINK about going up in a tall building again. 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