Vertically aligned image and text div - html

Question

UPDATE: The answers have got me close, but they still don't align vertically as the text div is larger, how can I make them both the same height and therefore align?
I would like to have two DIVs next to each other, one containing an image and one containing text, both sitting in a container DIV.
The image should be 15% of the width of the container div, with the text using the remaining 85%
The image and text should be aligned vertically within their respective DIVs, so it looks like they are aligned with each other.
I've tried to work this out but can't seem to do it! Can anyone help?
#picture {
float: left;
width: 15%;
line-height: auto;
}
#text {
width: auto;
padding-left: 16%;
line-height: auto;
vertical-align: middle;
margin-top: auto;
margin-bottom: auto;
}
#text p {
display: inline-block;
vertical-align: middle;
line-height: normal;
}
and
<div id="quotes">
<div id="picture">
<img style="width: 100%; vertical-align: middle" src="tom.jpg" >
</div>
<div id="text">
<p>"Christiaan was one of the stand out candidates throughout, therefore there was no hesitation in offering him a place on this highly sort after scheme..."</p>
</div>
</div>

Answer 1

Here's a fiddle with your code in it: http://jsfiddle.net/hQ6Vw/1/
The only changes I made was to assign matching top/bottom margins to the img and p tags. I think that will give you the effect you're looking for.

Answer 2

If you use float and verticl-align, those two won'nt work together.
Float extract itself from regular flow and go slide on one side or the other on top of next line right after any content within the regular flow.
Vertical-align works:
in betweem inline-boxes (inline-block-level element or displayed so with display:inline-block;)
inside td or it's CSS default display : display:table-cell;
here jsfiddle #TXChetG updated
Using display:inline-block; http://jsfiddle.net/GCyrillus/hQ6Vw/2/
Using display:table/* table-cell*/;
http://jsfiddle.net/GCyrillus/hQ6Vw/3/

Answer 3

This should get you close:
<div>
<div style="background: grey; width: 15%; float:left"></div>
<div style="background: blue; width: 85%; float:left"></div>
</div>
Replace the grey background div with your image and the blue with your text.

Answer 4

Check this out
HTML:
<section>
<div id="one"></div>
<div id="two"></div>
</section>
CSS:
section {
width: 80%;
height: 200px;
background: aqua;
margin: auto;
padding: 10px;
}
div#one {
width: 15%;
height: 200px;
background: red;
float: left;
}
div#two {
margin-left: 15%;
height: 200px;
background: black;
}

Answer 5

Is this what you mean?
html
<div class="container">
<div class="images">
<img src="http://jsfiddle.net/img/logo.png" style="background-color:black">
</div>
<div class="text">
Example
</div>
</div>
<div class="container">
<div class="images">
<img src="http://jsfiddle.net/img/logo.png" style="background-color:black">
</div>
<div class="text">
Example
</div>
</div>
css
.container {
clear: both;
}
.images {
width: 15%;
float: left;
vertical-align: text-top;
}
.text {
width: 85%;
float: right;
vertical-align:text-top;
}

Answer 6

Why not just set the #text p display to display: inline or display:block; or use margins to align them?

Answer 7

<div id="quotes">
<div id="picture">
<img src="tom.jpg" />
</div>
<div id="text">
<p>"Christiaan was one of the stand out candidates throughout, therefore there was no hesitation in offering him a place on this highly sort after scheme..."</p>
</div>
</div>
Display the container div as table and the text and image divs as table-cell to make them the same heights. You can then centre the image vertically through vertical-align:middle.
#quotes {
display:table;
}
#picture {
width: 15%;
display:table-cell;
vertical-align: middle;
}
#text {
display:table-cell;
width:85%;
padding-left: 16%;
}
#picture img {
width: 100%;
}
http://jsfiddle.net/X3WsV/1/