Paul Simon Quotes

When I was young, I knew that I would be a short girl, not very tall.

I have the power of my height. Growing up, it was a total drawback. There was nothing good about it at all.

We regard intelligence as man's main characteristic and we know that there is no superiority which intelligence cannot confer on us, no inferiority for which it cannot compensate.

I am this guy who's four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn't constantly address it.

I can't beat guys consistently playing like I'm 5-foot-10.

I haven't grown since I was 13, and every girl cast opposite me isn't allowed to wear heels on camera, for fear that I would look minuscule. In all of the casting calls for my best friends on every project, it says in big, bold, red letters: 'Please no high heels.' It's a little embarrassing.

All my life I've tried to hide my height. I was taller than everybody else and stood out, so I would slouch and try to hide it.

I always wanted to be tall, but I'm not, OK?

I'm too tall. I am 6ft 7in, so I've been most people's height at some point in my life, and 6ft 4in is the best. You're tall, but you don't have to bend when you go through a door.

I am not very smart, but I recognize that I am not very smart.

I'm more cerebral than I want to be.

It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.

I believe I am more intelligent than the average person.

I do have height envy. I'm 5'1 and my sisters are giants so I do have height envy.

As a kid, I was so short, it was tough for me to keep up with the taller guys. I always had quick feet, but I just didn't have any power, really, as a kid.

My entire high school career - my entire school career - I've been like three feet taller than everyone in my grade.

I do not consider myself a literal genius.

I'm 4 ft. 2 in. and not exactly a matinee idol.

I used to be unusually short, and I think I'd prefer that to being unusually tall.

I didn't ask to be short. I didn't want to be short. I've tried to pretend that being a short guy didn't matter.

I'm really, really short. And when I'm on TV, it looks like I'm tall, but I'm really not. I think I'm like just over 5-foot, or not even. Yeah, I'm really small.

Let's just face it: The average girl is not 6-3. I look very average.

I've got 99 problems, and most of them are height-related.

If I had to compete against someone almost two feet taller than me, I wouldn't want to play.

I was always looking at the ground because I was self-conscious about my height. I had big feet, big hands, and all that.