Stature Quotations

I didn't have a mother; I had a mama. I measure other women by the stature of my mama.

Body armor is meant to fit snug to the body to stop shrapnel and absorb a bullet's impact. Armor designed for a boxier male frame does not fit properly on the overwhelming majority of females, who have a very different stature and body type than their male counterparts.

My short stature may have something to do with my tendency to shout when enraged. How else is anyone going to hear me way down here?

Writing is a intensely personal activity. I can pen down my best thoughts when I'm alone. But when one is elevated into the stature of an author, you have to think about your books in terms of their business angle.

There are not many intellectuals left of Harold Pinter's stature who dare raise their voices - and with such force - against the menace of U.S. and the unrestricted use of its power. Pinter's voice is an unceasing thunder.

Much of the conventional analysis of India's stature in the world relies on the all-too-familiar economic assumptions. But we are famously a land of paradoxes, and one of those paradoxes is that so many speak about India as a great power of the 21st century when we are not yet able to feed, educate and employ all our people.

With the birth of my first child and my involvement with my first husband, I basically stopped lying. I just didn't want to lie anymore, because it reduces the stature of the person you're lying to.

As a boy, the very words 'Liberty Bell' and 'Independence Hall' fired my imagination and made a profound and lasting impression on my mind. Throughout my struggle to secure national freedom for China, I have continuously dreamed of the day when she would assume the full stature of an independent, democratic nation.

The opposition tried to brand us as the 'Ground Zero megamosque.' The language was deliberately wordsmithed in order to arouse hostility against us. But the idea that the Jewish mayor of New York City and the president of the United States supported a mosque at Ground Zero, and took a lot of flak for it, raised their stature in the Muslim world.

There's nothing that can match Broadway for stature and dignity.

We are pleased to have a chef of such stature share our vision. Dale's Kitchen gives our technology wonderful exposure throughout the foodservice and packaging industries. The Fresh Flow(TM) Tap is changing rules.

We believe that no child should suffer from a preventable or treatable disorder. With today's FDA approval, we are happy to know that there is a new treatment option for children suffering from short stature caused by severe Primary IGFD.

With today's FDA approval, we are happy to know that there is a new treatment option for children suffering from short stature caused by severe Primary IGFD.

It is only people of small stature who have to stand on their dignity.

We really feel that Minnesotans are a giving people, and that rate can be higher if people have an understanding of the need. Someone with Kirby's stature just speaks volumes about why this is something that's important to do.

We very early on decided I'm not going to play Arthur Laurents ? I couldn't if I wanted to, ... I've been aware of the stature of this man for a long time, and to work with him now is, of course, a joy.

Lucille didn't care about messing herself up. A lot of stars of her stature wouldn't do physical comedy because they were afraid they'd get their hair messed up or they'd look bad. I remember once she fell into a vat of green dye. She came out with not only her hair green but everything was green!

L. R. H. in Clearing Procedure, 1957:"The work was free. Keep it so."Therefore, although we have no such stature as the Great Philosophies, I charge you with this - look to source writings, not to interpretations. Look to the original work, not offshoots. If I have fought for a quarter of a century, most of it alone, to keep this work from serving to uphold the enslavers of Man, to keep it free from some destructive "pitch" or slant, then you certainly can carry that motif a little further. I'll not always be here on guard. The stars twinkle in the Milky Way and the wind sighs for songs across the empty fields of a planet a Galaxy away. You won't always be here. But before you go, whisper this to your sons and their sons - "The work was free. Keep it so.

One thing that we do more now than we used to is to call each other every day. Every once in a while, someone will have a meltdown, and we'll have to console them. Since Feb. 3, it's been devastating, but we try to keep pressing forward. Sometimes I'm in the grocery store and I see people that look like Ali, with their stature and their build, and I follow them into the store to see if it's her.

One of the reasons that TSU was selected was because TSU has a track record of producing graduates who have gone on and done well in the intelligence community. This gives us an opportunity to add to our stature in this area and really help the intelligence community diversify the talent pool.

I don't care if Cuba wins or loses every game. I just want to see them play. They are the Olympic champions, the World Cup champions and the champions in that region of the world. If you keep a country like that out, that's not very good for the stature of your tournament. Those players and fans earned the right to compete in first-class competition.

I am excited and honored to have this opportunity, both as a CNN veteran who has done virtually every job in the organization and as a journalist dedicated to maintaining our stature as the world's most powerful news organization.

He was down to earth. In 1997 I first started making contact with him. He didn't know me from Adam.... Here was a man with so much stature and such an entourage. I started to call him Mr. Parks. He told me to call him Gordon.

He was tremendously important to Fisher athletics. When you start back and you're trying to have a gym, and a basketball program, and adding women's sports, it was a very tenuous journey. His presence, sense of humor and stature in the community helped us greatly.

He had the stature and personality to needle anyone with a smile on his face. He didn't care if it was Seaver or Rod Gaspar.

He is a clutch player, a class athlete, he's great in the clubhouse and he has three Super Bowl rings. He just adds stature to your team.

We are fortunate to have as our coach somebody of Sam's stature both in the USA and internationally. I believe Fort Worth will immediately take a liking to him -- he is personable and excited to work in this community.

We are fortunate to have a journalist of Paul's stature leading our internal communications efforts. His broad newspaper experience, as well as technology and training expertise, will be a valuable asset to our communications team as we expand our employee communications efforts.

We are extremely proud of John and Keith for earning this prestigious recognition. It is testimony to not just their outstanding accomplishments in 2005, but to their stature as top lawyers in their respective practices.

have spent their lives working to erect the stature and posture of the U.S. as a leader in the world ... and we simply see that edifice crumbling.

Having the stature that he has, you get a lot of people talking at him, but he doesn't react. Sooner or later, you got to get on the grass with him, and then he'll have you.

Having an active, involved owner with the stature of Deion would be a huge asset to this team.

He's just worked tremendously hard in the four years he's been at the high school. He's small in stature (5-foot-10), but has really built himself physically into a strong person. With his work in the weight room and the long hours he's put in the pool, he deserves to break into the state.

He was suffering from some depression and, as a person of his stature and a public figure, he found it really hard to talk about it to other people and therefore exacerbated the problem.

He is the MVP of our team, ... He's what made our team go. He's the stature of what the Patriots are all about. As long as we have him back there, we have a chance to score points. Without Troy, we would not be here.

Kelly brings to the position a blend of excellent experience and charismatic leadership. We are fortunate to have a person of his stature take on this important position.

Just wrestle under the name of 'wrestling' or pick some other creative name. Because as soon as you make it about the fact that it's people of short stature wrestling, that's when you're inviting the exploitation.

I think we were agreed that he has already entered the canon of modern American drama among the immortals, along with Eugene O' Neill, Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller. It's just delightful that he would even consider accepting our offer because his stature is so unique in world literature.

It is a shame that an actress of her stature has to go through this.

I said to myself, 'What's wrong? What could fix this?' ... You would need someone with ability and time, and the only ones are retired coaches -- the more stature the better.

Our senior men's program will be tremendously served by Mike's extraordinary capabilities and stature and his superb leadership both on and off the court,

Part of his strength was people underestimated him. He didn't look athletic, wasn't large in stature and had an unorthodox swing. He hit every ball with a hook but knew where every shot was going. He didn't hit long but kept it in play and he was a good putter. He was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.

Stature is something that we don't determine. Others determine.

Linux has been limited to the edge of the network for tasks like Web servers . But now we are seeing it gain stature and become part of the server network.

You can be cynical about it and say it ups the ante of celebrity uniqueness. But it does enhance the stature of a celebrity because it shows the person is open-minded and cosmopolitan enough to take in children with great needs from around the world.

Willie Mays is an American icon and he is obviously one of the most recognizable figures with Negro League baseball. To have someone of his stature and to take his time to come, helps to legitimize the event and show how important it is to recognize the event.

With all of the talks he had with American and Dominican players, he got a feel for this and made the right decision. I think he understood the importance of a player of his stature competing in this event.

TR is the perfect ex-president to study as a role model. He attained almost bigger stature out of the White House than within.

We are delighted to add Scott to the Spirit family. State of the art technology is key to our current and future success. I'm confident that an information technology professional of Scott's stature will take Spirit to its next level.

There is a trust there that Callahan will bring Nebraska back to its stature of old. In the past 10 years, only two Nebraska recruiting classes have been in the top 10 in my book, but this is shaping up to be one of the better looking groups out there.

I just wish insignificance had more stature.

Why do we cling to bigotry? Because bigotry, plainly, is convenient. It is a near-effortless way to both elevate one's stature and make a pity grab in this culture of victims that we have become.

The problem is that there is nobody in any party who has the stature to step into his shoes.

When we use that term and link it with something like wrestling, that's saying that the midget is part of the entertainment, so it kind of reinforces the legacy of people of short stature being used in entertainment.

Exploration is the essence of the human spirit. As evidenced by Jamestown's stature as the first permanent English settlement in America and NASA's missions beyond this world, the drive to explore the unknown has been one of the constants in the history of the nation.

Turning the presidency over to a woman of Michelle's stature will be a privilege.

With his stature and the Cy Young Awards he has on his wall, he can say: 'No. I want to stay in there,' ... ... You've got to pitch seven innings, regardless of the score.

When you look at what we trot out there and you look at our physical stature you'd think, well, I don't know. But we do play awfully well together and we've got some basketball skills; we can pass it, we can shoot it and we try to guard you. When you've won 21 ballgames in January, you've got to be a pretty good team.

What conditions of work, what kinds of work, what kinds of management, and what kinds of reward or pay will help human stature to grow healthy, to its fuller and fullest stature ? Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of hum

When a guy like that with that stature -- who has coached some of the greatest linebackers in the game -- for him to say that means a lot to me.

We chose Sir Albee by mutual agreement. We were very fortunate to get someone of his stature for the first year.

We are still waiting to see whether he is going to be criminally prosecuted, and that adds another wrinkle to things. If people are concerned about doing business with Greenberg, adding individuals of stature reduces that anxiety.

We are very excited about adding a player of Landon's stature and experience. I'm sure he is going to be a very positive element on and off the field for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

We are very excited about adding a player of Landon's stature and experience, ... I'm sure he is going to be a very positive element on and off the field for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Bob Hughes and Mark Bissell have been extremely enthusiastic about Priority Health's sponsorship of the team. Their support has been crucial. We're very happy to be working with them to enhance the team's stature within the racing community and throughout Michigan.

Big advertisers are looking more for stature and less for ubiquity. It is individual, well-planned and targeted campaigns that will be hitting our streets.

Confucius, who was born in the sixth century B.C., traditionally had a stature in China akin to that of Socrates in the West.

Crouch has the stature to lead the line, his very existence sets an unusual problem for defenders, and the combination of his spidery limbs, surprisingly delicate control and patient approach allow him to hold the ball up quite effectively

They are a club of Champions League stature and, when someone like Guus Hiddink calls, you listen to what is said.

These women are often short in stature and they've got cup sizes of I and J. It's just unbelievable,

Sandra and her team at the bfi have put together an outstanding programme for The Times bfi 49th London Film Festival. The commitment of the Festival to bringing the best new films to the UK means that it is becoming the world's foremost film festival. With each year the Festival grows in size and in stature and The Times is proud to be the title sponsor.

pulling down the stature of George W. Bush...the more the merrier for me.

Anybody who is really walking with the Lord is embracing the foibles and the beauties and the differences of humanity, regardless of race, color, creed, economic stature and sexual proclivity, whatever. You embrace the beauty of humanity and not be exacting and belittling about the differences.

And then there's some certain physical similarities just in stature and the way they move. They move funny. Belushi used to just walk out onstage, audiences would laugh. And I see that in Jack.

As a group of players, with the season that we've had, it somewhat validates what we've done, adds a bit of legitimacy to this team. When a player of his stature comes in with a no-trade clause, he's usually looking to go to one of the bigger teams, like the Rangers . So this isn't par for the course.

The breadth and scope of the proposed amendments are such that they will not only have serious, adverse economic and practical implications for legitimate industries but could very likely place (the current reporting law) into a questionable constitutional stature which would threaten to undermine our shared goal of protecting children from exploitation,

This is really sad that an insurance company the stature of Connecticut General wouldn't stand up and say, 'We're going to do the right thing,' instead of looking for ways to avoid their contractual obligations. Several millions of dollars in premiums have been paid to purchase this policy, beginning in 2001. If Jeff isn't totally disabled, what would it take? What would it take for him to be totally disabled?

They are both persons of great stature and people who the environmental community has respected for a long time.

You don't force that on anybody, especially a veteran of his stature and with his success. They have to be the ones that understand what they can and can't do, should and shouldn't do.

There was a lot of intensity. I didn't think a guy of that age or stature could do that. The guy's a pro.

For a guy of his stature to take the time, not get paid a dime and come out and help the kids shows what kind of person he is and his willingness to give back to the Lebanon community. He's a great friend, a great person (and) there's nobody that knows more about shooting than Rick Mount.

It's a lot easier to find women that are smaller in stature than it is men. Carrying weight in the boat is, as you can imagine, an issue.

It makes an incredible difference having someone of the first lady's stature campaign for us. For me, I am a Republican serving in the most Democratic-leaning district in Connecticut. That means I run for re-election every day in a way. And Connecticut Republicans consistently vote as moderates. We are middle-of-the-road members of Congress. That's what makes us different than say Republicans in Montana or Texas. We are a diverse lot.

Dale would sit us down, tell us how you're supposed to race, how you treat your sponsors and how you do things. We don't have that stature figure anymore for young kids to look up to. It'd be neat to have another Dale Earnhardt step up and be the voice of all the drivers in the garage, but right now we don't have that.

It's like home for them (the World Junior players). It shows the good job that these teams have done recruiting and the stature of the programs.

It's great the governor is going on behalf of the all the people in Indiana. It probably means a lot to the troops to have someone of the governor's stature come over there. It's not a partisan thing.

No man has ever risen to the real stature of spiritual manhood until he has found that it is finer to serve somebody else than it is to serve himself.

It was a good exchange. It is important for any player of his stature to hear a fair assessment of where he stands and where the organization is heading.

Is the U.S. better or is the world better? Is the U.S. better off today than we were four years ago? Obviously not, economically not. I think our stature in the world is not the same.

They have the stature now where they can appeal to anyone, anyplace.

As a child that is born into the world requires nourishment, so also the Christ that is born within is a babe and requires to be nourished to the full stature of manhood.

If James Madison were here today, Senator Byrd is exactly the kind of leader that he hoped the American Republic in the future would bring to power: someone of his stature and his learning and his understanding of history and philosophy. I think he would be very pleased.

If Lincoln is among history's truly great men, he didn't achieve that stature until his final three years. This was when his long-held antipathy to slavery cohered into a dedicated hostility that gave larger purpose to the Civil War and also confirmed the logic of Lincoln's destiny.

I'm not sure I'll ever hit that level and to the level of official stature that Bob Woodward had for his Nixon coverage, simply because I'm an outsider, ... But to the degree that the story now threatens a president, I do think it's on the same level as what Woodward and Bernstein did with their coverage and applying the pressure.

In the short time that Paul has led our mobile and international expansion, he has executed key deals, including the Orange France launch of League 1 soccer and Orange World TV. He has demonstrated a deep understanding of our technology and business, and we feel extremely fortunate to have someone of Paul's stature leading our management team.

In terms of his stature and experience, Kohn would be a natural person to turn to for the vice chairman's job.

I think our job right now is to continue to build The Players and make it as good as it can be and probably work harder to connect with fans about it. Stature (as far as The Players being considered golf's fifth major) is something we don't determine; others do that.

City Ballet has to develop choreographers of stature and a new approach to coaching before everything we value about it fades away and, in the great tradition of the Cheshire Cat, there's nothing left but Peter Martins' smile.

His contribution has been first-class, and he is unlucky not to have scored more. His presence and his stature has been applauded by all at the club since he arrived.

highly significant statement from someone of his authority and stature within republicanism.