Height Quotes

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You see, if the height of the mercury [barometer] column is less on the top of a mountain than at the foot of it (as… — Blaise Pascal
The various estimates of the height of the true summit vary considerably, but by taking an average of these figures it is possible to say… — William Ernest Bowman
I alter some things, eliminate and try again until I am satisfied. Then begins the mental working out of this material in its breadth, its… — Ludwig van Beethoven
Capitalism has been called a system of greedâ€”yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no… — Ayn Rand
Sin aims always at the utmost; every time it rises up to tempt or entice, if it has its own way it will go out… — John Owen
Between gods and men, territories are set up. At least in the no-manâ€™s land of the heights of heaven, the depths of hell, and inside… — Luce Irigaray
Memories are the height of poetry only when they are memories of happiness. When they graze wounds over which scars have formed they become an… — Ivan Goncharov
As the prosperity of the nation and the height of wage rates depend on a continual increase in the capital invested in its plants, mines… — Ludwig von Mises
I was never over-weight, just under-tall. The correct height for my weight at the moment is seven feet ten and a half inches. — Brendan Grace
The height of human wisdom is to bring our tempers down to our circumstances, and to make a calm within, under the weight of the… — Daniel Defoe
Just how we fit into the plans of the Great Architect and how much He has assigned us to do, we do not know, but… — Robert Andrews Millikan
Also known as May Eve, May Day, and Walpurgis Night, happens at the beginning of May. It celebrates the height of Spring and the flowering… — Selena Fox
The biggest issue about the height factor is the bias that the NFL has about it, — Doug Flutie
I was told I would never make it because I'm too short. Well, I'm still too short, but I've got 10 All-Star games, two World… — Kirby Puckett
When love is not at its height, it always creates a mess. — Meher Baba
Even at the height of my fame, 50 per cent of the people who saw me wanted a fight; itâ€™s the downside of being a… — George Best
Is it conceivable that a newly emancipated people can soar to the heights of liberty, and, unlike Icarus, neither have its wings melt nor fall… — Simon Bolivar
Artists like Bach and Beethoven erected churches and temples on the heights. I only wantedto build dwellings for men in which they might feel happy… — Edvard Grieg
Height has nothing to do with it, it is your strength that counts. — Lynn Hill
I first got involved in theater in 1968, at the height of a social tumult. I was a poet. — August Wilson

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