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But the war will be a much taller task. The key question is whether, and to what extent, Xi tries to use The Chinese leader leverage to shape Russia’s behavior in the war going forward, so far, we have not seen Xi take tangible steps to try to bring the war to an end. – Brian Hart	Found on CNN 1 year ago
After three years, the grass was taller than me ! – Angelina Tarimo	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Black men are always perceived as being taller, more aggressive, or violent, more prone to conflict, more athletic than they actually are, and it's those social perceptions that have been linked to forms of dehumanization -- likening them to apes, sorts of primal beasts and animals -- that fit into how we think of Black men, both as athletes and as kind of super predators, as superhuman. – Tommy Curry	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I’m used to it, I’ve played against her so many times, having someone taller than me ... she does a great job of altering my shot. At the last second she’s tipping it. – Jenna Staiti	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I was never bullied for my legs... I was bullied because I was taller than everyone, around sophomore year I just stopped caring what people thought of me and once I just stopped caring I wasnt affected by anything. The record-breaker further cited hitting your head walking through doors, getting into cars. – Maci Currin	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We rise, our backs unbowed, tongues untied, no more standing in the back of the line, feet shuffling, pretending to be dumb so others feel smart; no more being knocked down so others can stand on us to be taller; we are not satisfied with a half-loaf, not satisfied with another man’s leftovers. Those days are gone. We will live like people, not pigs corralled and slaughtered. This is our country; we, too, sing America. White people can go back to England, go back to Germany, go back to Ireland, but we are not going anywhere. America is the home we built. We will honor the pain, suffering, and sacrifice of our ancestors by working to create a just society, by dismantling patterns of injustice. We will not be invisible. We will not shut up. We are the fast train coming. – David Pilgrim	added by anonymous 3 years ago
Standing on someone you knocked down does not make you taller. – David Pilgrim	added by anonymous 3 years ago
I guess they’re comfortable, they look pretty sturdy, and they make you look two inches taller. – Andrew Raisman	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The wardrobe man would joke to my mother and say, ‘Why don’t you just hit him over the head so he stops growing?’ i started with great big lifts in my shoes, but then they took them out, and I eventually had to stand barefoot because I got to be much taller than Charmian Carr (Liesel). – Nicholas Hammond	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
I don't know whether she ever found out about it, i did meet her after her opening night party, and the only thing that Madonna has ever said to me was, 'I'm taller than you.'. – Patti LuPone	Found on CNN 6 years ago
They most likely used to be taller but were shaved down by the rising sea. The sea rise was so rapid the waves just went over the top and they didn't have time to knock them over. – Melbourne University geologist David Kennedy	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
He's always calling me Little Marco. And I'll admit he's taller than me. He's like 6'2, which is why I don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2, and you know what they say about men with small hands? You can't trust them. – Marco Rubio	Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's a terrible thing for a male to be short, even if this is not a disease, to be short, studies show the child earns less, will be more likely to be bullied, or may not be asked to lead, i can see parents saying, 'Let's create a taller child.'. – Ronald Green	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Tough times don't last but tough people do.For this life to be complete it has to be total , from white to black& black to white, whatever may be your plight, how much ever you use your might, no shade remains ever constant.Your grit, determination and your resilience however can be constant. Don't collapse when pressurized ,grow taller and get MickeyMized. – Mickey Mehta	added by Mickeymized 8 years ago
To try to win always is foolishness, and to try and win at any cost is foolhardiness. Venture out with openness to lose too. Losing in awareness often gives you learning and wisdom. Grow taller in your loss, bounce back and rise; simply MickeyMize. – Mickey Mehta	added by Mickeymized 8 years ago
From the time we're little girls, we're taught to compete, i need to be prettier, taller, smarter, my hair needs to be straighter, curlier, whatever it is. I need to get the better looking guy. I need to always be better than because we're taught to come from a place of lack as women. – Sophia Nelson	Found on CNN 9 years ago
I’m standing a little bit taller so I’m getting a bit more width with my swing and everything seems to be coming off the middle of the club, i’ve driven the ball great so I’ve given myself a lot of chances and that’s what you have to do around here. If you’re in the fairway you can attack this course. If you’re struggling with the driver it’s going to play tough. – Tim Clark	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
A soldier told me if you hop up and down on 1 leg it makes you grow taller! – Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia	added by anonymous 9 years ago
Anastasia was madly jealous of me because I was taller than she was. As the daughter of the Emperor she thought she ought to tower over everyone. – Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia	added by anonymous 10 years ago
We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller. – Dejan Stojanovic	added by anonymous 11 years ago
The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes. – Dejan Stojanovic	added by anonymous 11 years ago
Kirk Douglas: Mine hit the ground first. John Wayne: Mine was taller. – John Wayne	added by anonymous 12 years ago
Most men do not mature, they simply grow taller. – Leo Rosten	added by anonymous 13 years ago
Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders. – Bob Moawad	added by anonymous 14 years ago

But the war will be a much taller task. The key question is whether, and to what extent, Xi tries to use The Chinese leader leverage to shape Russia’s behavior in the war going forward, so far, we have not seen Xi take tangible steps to try to bring the war to an end.

– Brian Hart

Found on CNN
1 year ago

After three years, the grass was taller than me !

– Angelina Tarimo

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Black men are always perceived as being taller, more aggressive, or violent, more prone to conflict, more athletic than they actually are, and it's those social perceptions that have been linked to forms of dehumanization -- likening them to apes, sorts of primal beasts and animals -- that fit into how we think of Black men, both as athletes and as kind of super predators, as superhuman.

– Tommy Curry

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I’m used to it, I’ve played against her so many times, having someone taller than me ... she does a great job of altering my shot. At the last second she’s tipping it.

– Jenna Staiti

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was never bullied for my legs... I was bullied because I was taller than everyone, around sophomore year I just stopped caring what people thought of me and once I just stopped caring I wasnt affected by anything. The record-breaker further cited hitting your head walking through doors, getting into cars.

– Maci Currin

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We rise, our backs unbowed, tongues untied, no more standing in the back of the line, feet shuffling, pretending to be dumb so others feel smart; no more being knocked down so others can stand on us to be taller; we are not satisfied with a half-loaf, not satisfied with another man’s leftovers. Those days are gone. We will live like people, not pigs corralled and slaughtered. This is our country; we, too, sing America. White people can go back to England, go back to Germany, go back to Ireland, but we are not going anywhere. America is the home we built. We will honor the pain, suffering, and sacrifice of our ancestors by working to create a just society, by dismantling patterns of injustice. We will not be invisible. We will not shut up. We are the fast train coming.

– David Pilgrim

added by anonymous
3 years ago

Standing on someone you knocked down does not make you taller.

– David Pilgrim

added by anonymous
3 years ago

I guess they’re comfortable, they look pretty sturdy, and they make you look two inches taller.

– Andrew Raisman

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The wardrobe man would joke to my mother and say, ‘Why don’t you just hit him over the head so he stops growing?’ i started with great big lifts in my shoes, but then they took them out, and I eventually had to stand barefoot because I got to be much taller than Charmian Carr (Liesel).

– Nicholas Hammond

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I don't know whether she ever found out about it, i did meet her after her opening night party, and the only thing that Madonna has ever said to me was, 'I'm taller than you.'.

– Patti LuPone

Found on CNN
6 years ago

They most likely used to be taller but were shaved down by the rising sea. The sea rise was so rapid the waves just went over the top and they didn't have time to knock them over.

– Melbourne University geologist David Kennedy

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

He's always calling me Little Marco. And I'll admit he's taller than me. He's like 6'2, which is why I don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is 5'2, and you know what they say about men with small hands? You can't trust them.

– Marco Rubio

Found on CNN
8 years ago

It's a terrible thing for a male to be short, even if this is not a disease, to be short, studies show the child earns less, will be more likely to be bullied, or may not be asked to lead, i can see parents saying, 'Let's create a taller child.'.

– Ronald Green

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Tough times don't last but tough people do.For this life to be complete it has to be total , from white to black& black to white, whatever may be your plight, how much ever you use your might, no shade remains ever constant.Your grit, determination and your resilience however can be constant. Don't collapse when pressurized ,grow taller and get MickeyMized.

– Mickey Mehta

added by Mickeymized
8 years ago

To try to win always is foolishness, and to try and win at any cost is foolhardiness. Venture out with openness to lose too. Losing in awareness often gives you learning and wisdom. Grow taller in your loss, bounce back and rise; simply MickeyMize.

– Mickey Mehta

added by Mickeymized
8 years ago

From the time we're little girls, we're taught to compete, i need to be prettier, taller, smarter, my hair needs to be straighter, curlier, whatever it is. I need to get the better looking guy. I need to always be better than because we're taught to come from a place of lack as women.

– Sophia Nelson

Found on CNN
9 years ago

I’m standing a little bit taller so I’m getting a bit more width with my swing and everything seems to be coming off the middle of the club, i’ve driven the ball great so I’ve given myself a lot of chances and that’s what you have to do around here. If you’re in the fairway you can attack this course. If you’re struggling with the driver it’s going to play tough.

– Tim Clark

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

A soldier told me if you hop up and down on 1 leg it makes you grow taller!

– Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Anastasia was madly jealous of me because I was taller than she was. As the daughter of the Emperor she thought she ought to tower over everyone.

– Princess Nina Georgievna of Russia

added by anonymous
10 years ago

We built tall buildings, but we have not become any taller.

– Dejan Stojanovic

added by anonymous
11 years ago

The deeper thought is, the taller it becomes.

– Dejan Stojanovic

added by anonymous
11 years ago

Kirk Douglas: Mine hit the ground first. John Wayne: Mine was taller.

– John Wayne

added by anonymous
12 years ago

Most men do not mature, they simply grow taller.

– Leo Rosten

added by anonymous
13 years ago

Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders.

– Bob Moawad

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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