Between Quote by Henry Villard

Senator [Stephen] Douglas is of world-wide renown. All the anxious politicians of his party, or who have been of his party for years past,…

— Abraham Lincoln

“Throughout most of his life, Washington’s physical vigor had been one of his most priceless assets. A notch below six feet four and slightly…

— Joseph J. Ellis

“He was a very small man, both in stature and girth, who had been chosen as a running mate as much for his size…

— Ann Patchett

“Tall, lean, he was far more muscular than he appeared— and stronger”

— Tanya Anne Crosby

“He was seven feet tall, easy, his arms and legs like something from the cover of Muscle Man magazine—bulging biceps and triceps and a…

— Rick Riordan

“He was as tall as Lincoln and just as dead.”

— Joe Hill

Ted Kennedy was a giant - no doubt about it.

— Michael Capuano

Stephen A.Douglas was a risk-taker by temperament; I expect that Lincoln - Douglas debates represented another risk he just couldn't resist. He lived to…

— Allen C. Guelzo

The big winner last night in New Hampshire - Senator John Kerry. He won 39 percent of the vote, which is pretty good, and…

— Jay Leno

His [Gen. Douglas MacArthur's] own heroes were Lincoln and Washington, and in some ways he resembled them.

— William Manchester

He was a physically imposing presence - 6 feet tall and very broad in the shoulders - and an imposing intellectual presence as well.…

— Jack Hemingway

I do not think it is an exaggeration at all to say to my friend from West Virginia [Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former…

— Christopher Dodd