If a hermit lives in a state of ecstasy, his lack of comfort becomes the height of comfort. He must relinquish it. – Jean Cocteau
That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another. – Adlai E. Stevenson
The Montreal Olympics were in July 1976, the bicentennial, at the height of patriotism. – Caitlyn Jenner
The ideal gymnast would be between 4 feet 7 and 5-2. I wouldn’t be able to pinpoint an ideal height, however. It would be foolish to say that a gymnast above 5-2 could not be great. – Bela Karolyi
Thus I was able to make pioneering measurements of the height and physical scale of plasma clouds in the ionosphere and also to estimate wind speeds in this region. – Antony Hewish
Reaching the height of 6 ft. 5 in.; I never expected to be that tall. I just shot up. – Calvin Harris
I was really influenced by Joan Didion and Pauline Kael; they were both at the height of their influence when I was coming into my own as a reader. – Caitlin Flanagan
With Bolshoi technique, the movements are quite large, the jumps are big, and I’m a tall dancer, so I’ve learned to use my height more, to elongate my moves, jumps and positions. I’m physically using my body more to my advantage. – David Hallberg
She had the height, she had the beauty, she had the skin – the whole thing…She was crazy, but these are minor details. – Donald Trump On Princess Diana, discussing how much he’d like to sleep with her.
I would like to be an actress in Hollywood and win an Oscar. The only difference is my height. – Jyoti Amge
I was always very, very insecure about my height. Even as a 15-year-old I was a foot and a half taller than everyone. – Joan Smalls
No, I’m at full height, I’m in the studio, I can actually catch actors by the eye, it’s fantastic. – John Leeson
Tom and I didn’t have a problem with the height differential but Paramount did, so we tried to hide it. – Kelly McGillis
The height of the pulleys from the ground was twelve yards, and consequently, when the weights had descended through that distance, they had to be wound up again in order to renew the motion of the paddle. – James Prescott Joule
