He was small in stature, soft-spoken and reserved to the point of rudeness, at least among strangers; so his influence often lay in things that did not happen (he was a good dealmaker) or remained unsaid (he repeatedly reined in the fieriest impulses of his friend Thomas Jefferson).
Babe Ruth resisted Huggins' discipline; he did not respect Huggins due to his small stature, soft-spoken nature, and inability to fight, and Huggins was unable to enforce punishments on Ruth.
The duke and duchess were very impressed with his size and stature and how soft his wool was".
He was of medium stature, his hair was soft, as if it had been combed, his beard rough and pointed.
His physical appearance is described thus by his contemporary and comrade-in-arms, Ammianus Marcellinus: He was of medium stature, his hair was soft, as if it had been combed, his beard rough and pointed.
He was trying to carve a statue of classical stature and enduring majesty from soft, crumbly sandstone, and the results occasionally verge on the ludicrous.
R.," is a large man who towers over his acting partner, automatically giving his Satan a stature and authority that the soft, benign Dr. Adams lacks.
DORIS S. TORRES Small in Stature Only Doris S. Torres was soft-spoken, sweet, and very petite -- about five feet tall.
A soft-spoken man whose small stature belied his influence, Mr. Inouye was always reluctant to herald his work.
The massive peaceful gatherings, emblematic of Sarvodaya's expansive network and Ariyaratne's magnetic personality, have also turned this soft-spoken man of small stature into a hot commodity for many politicians who have unsuccessfully lobbied for his support.
Never was there a more unlikely action star: soft of voice and unfreakish of stature, with a genial grin that broadens in direct proportion to the number of villains he happens to be wasting at the time.
