“The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.”
Russian Proverb
“This is one of the first times I've stepped into the gym and I'm the tallest person there. I'm just over 5-8, so we're going to have to play tenacious defense and we're going to have to hit the ball smarter, finding better places to put and look for holes.”
James Brockway
“The tallest trees are most in the power of the winds, and ambitious men of the blasts of fortune”
William Penn
“There are real bragging rights to being the tallest that go back 3,000 years. Exceeding or exalting for spiritual reasons or a demonstration of power dates back from Babylon on - wanting to take a place in history, reserve a place in the timeline. Height is a fixation.”
Carol Willis
“At 6-7, he's the tallest goalie I've ever played with, that's for sure. It probably helps with screens.”
Steve Mullin
“Many strokes overthrow the tallest oaks.”
John Lyly