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I was beastly but never coarse. A high-class sort of heel.

- George Sanders

The arses on the trousers aren`t very tight. They`re very loose and baggy and I like tight trousers. And the shoes - the shoes have got a bit of a heel, and it`s a strange sensation for a man. Especially when you`re running. He mimes a mincing trot. "I am mighty Hornblower! Watch me run like a girl!"

- Ioan Gruffudd

Of his role as "Edna" in Hairspray (2007): It was tough dancing in high heels, but we did change the heels to more of a dance shoe-like a Capezio. You know they kept giving me these skinny high heels and it`s like `Okay, I understand those. My mother wore those` However, when I was growing up and I saw girls in the chorus, they had a thicker heel and it was a dance shoe and I kept telling them to find those shoes. I knew they existed, and finally they brought out a shoe and I said `That`s the shoe! Now make it in many colors`.

- John Travolta

Edge was tremendous. In my opinion, (although this might not be politically correct), Edge is the best heel in the business. His willingness to go all out in his first match of this type is an indication of his dedication to his craft.

- Mick Foley

I had these shoes made and 2 to 3 inch lifts inside and the heel was another 2 and half inches. I walked around that way, wherever I could without falling over.

- Bobby Darin

It was just so elaborate and so luxurious. We had every gadget imaginable. You know, I had the little gun that came out, and I had the little gun in the heel of the shoe.

- Robert Conrad

You`ll look like you have lead weights strapped to your feet, ... The higher the heel, the more shape you`re going to get to your calf.

- Bill Carter

Shoes are high; they are pretty high. We have some sort of t-straps that are a little bit lower, but the higher heel seems to look better with longer lengths.

- Bob Mackie

The Achilles` heel of emergency management is lack of interoperability.

- Mark Hammond

We developed during the 1990s a series of budget process rules that helped us bring to heel these deficits, diminishing every year and moving the budget so into surplus.

- Allan Denham

(The injury occurred Sunday night early in his seven-song set during) American Idols Live! ... when he pulled the left foot back to leap from one of the risers, it tripped him up. The break was halfway between his pinky toe and heel.

- Andy Mousalimas

Energy dependence is America`s economic, environmental and security Achilles` heel.

- Andy Munson

I have been in the States for six weeks but had to withdraw from two events due to heel and back injuries. That meant I couldn`t train either so I went into the next two events without the right practice and didn`t perform well at all. Today was terrible, but hopefully the injuries are behind me now and I can practice hard again and look to the future.

- Antonia Ferrier

They (the AU) need a stronger mandate with enough resources to implement it, ... Their Achilles` heel is in the area of logistical and communications requirements.

- Baltasar Garzon

It`s been our Achilles` heel all year long. We have one of the best pitching staffs in baseball and we just can`t support them offensively.

- Bambang Harymurti