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But the main things about a man are his eyes and his feet. He should be able to see the world and go after it.

Alfred Doblin

German expressionist novelist

The tree was evidently aged, from the size of its stem. It was about six feet high, the branches came out from the stem in a regular and symmetrical manner, and it had all the appearance of a tree in miniature.

Robert Fortune

When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which had developed on my feet. But now, I am struggling to get into my favourite high heels which is a shame, as I have so many.

Pamela Stephenson

New Zealand clinical psychologist, writer and actress

By philosophy the mind of man comes to itself, and from henceforth rests on itself without foreign aid, and is completely master of itself, as the dancer of his feet, or the boxer of his hands.

Johann Gottlieb Fichte

German philosopher (1762-1814)

There were some super-lean years, yeah. I’m six feet four. And I entered into this period all of a sudden when I was too big to play a kid and I was too young to play an adult. Like, I couldn’t play the lawyer, but I couldn’t play the high school kid anymore.

Jason Segel

American actor

I have three girls, and I say the same thing to them. I’m not involved in their careers because I’ve learned that it’s important for them to stand on their own two feet. They’ll feel better and prouder of themselves if they do.

Diana Ross

American vocalist, music artist and actress

It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Emiliano Zapata

Mexican revolutionary (1879-1919)

My feet are dogs.

Rudolf Nureyev

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer

Books that distribute things… with as daring a freedom as we use in dreams, put us on our feet again.

Marsilio Ficino

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433-1499)

We usually say of ancient persons, that they have already one foot in the grave, and the rest of their life is nothing else but the bringing of these feet together.

John Pearson

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