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Heights Quotes

What scares us, and what we aim for.

These heights quotes mix literal fear of tall places with figurative ambition, including one reflection on wanting to take a region to new heights of development. See our Fear quotes for a closely related theme.

I don't like spiders at all, but I love heights.

Quotes by Tom Holland

A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths.

Steven Wright

Like flats of today, terraces of houses gained a certain anonymity from identical facades following identical floor plans and heights.

Quotes by Stephen Gardiner

I don't even like walking up a ladder; I'm petrified of heights.

Quotes by Simon Fowler

Fear Quotes

I critique market-based medicine not because I haven't seen its heights but because I've seen its depths.

Quotes by Paul Farmer

In Odisha, we have concentrated on people and their development. We hope to take Odisha to new heights.

Quotes by Naveen Patnaik

I absolutely adored Wuthering Heights and fell in love with Heathcliff as most girls do.

Quotes by Margaret Forster

Such are the heights of wickedness to which men are driven by religion.

Quotes by Lucretius

It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness.

Quotes by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

High Quotes

In Shaker Heights, Ohio, one of America's first planned communities, order and harmony are prized.

Quotes by Lionel Shriver

What I learned from my go-round with 'In the Heights' is that it's tough to make a movie. In Hollywood, even the people in charge have people in charge.

Quotes by Lin-Manuel Miranda

I have a fear of heights and I'm claustrophobic.

Quotes by Kunal Nayyar

I hate heights, that's the most terrifying thing for me.

Quotes by Jonathan Knight

Am I a romantic? I've seen 'Wuthering Heights' ten times. I'm a romantic.

Quotes by Johnny Depp

I Am Quotes

Willem de Kooning is generally credited for coming out of the painterly gates strong in the forties, revolutionizing art and abstraction and reaching incredible heights by the early fifties, and then tailing off.

Quotes by Jerry Saltz

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach.

Quotes by Jascha Heifetz

And literature frequently rises to heights that make it international.

Quotes by Irving Langmuir

I used to be terrified of heights as a kid.

Quotes by Hiro Murai

I am good with heights, but my biggest fear was creepy crawlies.

Quotes by Hina Khan

Like Quotes

Warfare has been marvelously developed. It will soon be impossible to raise it to further heights.

Quotes by Fredrik Bajer

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these heights quotes mostly literal or figurative?
Both appear; some describe a genuine fear of tall places, while one uses heights figuratively to describe regional development goals.
Is there a contradiction in fears within this topic?
Yes, one voice says they dislike spiders but actually love heights, showing fear doesn't apply evenly across different things.
How is heights used to describe regional progress?
One quote expresses hope to take a specific region to new heights through focused development efforts.
Is there a joke about heights in this set?
Yes, one flips the usual fear entirely, joking that they're not afraid of heights but rather of widths.
Does any quote describe heights as an extreme fear?
One does, stating plainly that few things scare that person more than being up high.

One line even jokes about being afraid of widths instead of heights, flipping the usual fear entirely. Pair this with our High or Like quotes for more.