Length Quotes

722 Length quotes by 591 unique authors

The light for drawing from nature should come from the North in order that it may not vary. And if you have it from the… — Leonardo da Vinci
At length corruption, like a general flood (So long by watchful ministers withstood), Shall deluge all; and avarice, creeping on, Spread like a low-born mist,… — Alexander Pope
By every remove I only drag a greater length of chain. — Oliver Goldsmith
Ben Hogan was not really a big hitter. He was long enough. But Ben Hogan today? Ben Hogan today could not compete at Augusta because… — Jack Nicklaus
It is the close observation of little things which is the secret of success in business, in art, in science, and in every pursuit in… — Samuel Smiles
Grief reconfigures time, its length, its texture, its function: one day means no more than the next, so why have they been picked out and… — Julian Barnes
It's been my ambition for about 30 years to do a full- length animation film. — Paul McCartney
Inherited aptitudes and traits of temperament count for quite as much as length of habituation in deciding what range of habits will come to dominate… — Thorstein Veblen
Straight lines vary only in length, and therefore are least ornamental. — William Hogarth
Eurasia's main axis is east/west, whereas the main axis of the Americas is north/south. Eurasia's east/west axis meant that species domesticated in one part of… — Jared Diamond
A floor length backless black sequined dress would be my dream dress. As for my dream date - that would have to be a young… — Rebecca Hall
Proportion is that agreeable harmony between the several parts of a building, which is the result of a just and regular agreement of them with… — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
I've a full-length triple-panel mirror in which I can see every possible angle, and I spend quite a lot of time in front of it. — Loretta Young
Two weeks is about the ideal length of time to retire. — Alex Comfort
I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are and as friendly… — Roma Downey
You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys from Japan that changed from one thing… — Orson Welles
If you first gain power to check your words, you will then begin to have power to check your judgment, and at length actually gain… — Brigham Young
Thy return Posterity shall witness. Years must roll away, but then at length the splendid sight again shall greet our distant children's eyes. — Jeremiah
We compliment weight loss, monitor our appetites, and shrink ourselves to fit some kind of standard. I wish we could all be the size we… — Unknown Author
The difference between the best worker on computer hardware and the average may be 2 to 1, if you're lucky. With automobiles, maybe 2 to… — Steve Jobs
Shortly after the 2004 Indonesian earthquake, I read that the earthquake had affected the rotation of the earth, shortening the length of our 24-hour day.… — Karen Thompson Walker
There will always be stories that require a feature-length format, and there will always be stories that will be told in short-form. — Andreas Deja
In the 50,000 years that followed—a time four to eight times shorter than the entire length of time the Neanderthals existed—the replacement crowd not only… — Svante Paabo
My salvation has very little to do with anything that I have done... Jesus will go to any lengths to draw us to himself. — Rich Mullins
We are of such value to God that He came to live among us... and to guide us home. He will go to any length… — St. Catherine of Siena

Who Wrote These Length Quotes

591 authors contributed a total of 722 Length Quotes, led by these top contributors: