Leaning Quotations

Proactive giving is what you do when you've found your passion. It expresses your values, interests and concerns. It engages not just your dollars, but also your mind, time, skills and networks - the philanthropic equivalent of leaning in, rather than leaning back. Most importantly, proactive giving is something you want to do.

In its entirety, probably, it follows us at every instant; all that we have felt, thought and willed from our earliest infancy is there, leaning over the present which is about to join it, pressing against the portals of consciousness that would fain leave it outside.

But I have vertigo... I lose my equilibrium easily. I can lean out to look at something and just keep leaning and not realize I'm about to fall.

At town meetings, you can see the shy folks, the ones who have trouble sounding off in public, leaning against the back wall or bending over their knitting. On talk radio, those people are invisible, but they're there. It's a mistake to think that the blowhards who call in speak for the nation.

More or less, if you see what a hitter's doing, try to get him out that way. If he looks like he's going to be leaning out over the plate, go inside. If it's looking like he's trying to cheat inside, go away. It's not a set thing.

Obviously, I'm leaning in that direction. I will make that announcement next week.

Right now I think the No. 29 team is the team the others (at RCR) are leaning on. The other two haven't really brought too much to the table,

My law partner and I had gone outside to see where the limo was, ... We had just gone back and we were leaning against one of those big columns. The people who died were standing next to us.

I have enough experience around me, I trust that experience and I will be leaning on it.

I didn't go to law school to become a lawyer, per se - let's just say I was leaning in to some strong suggestions from my parents - but my nebulous goals of someday becoming a writer were just that, nebulous.

Kids used to sit back and listen to lectures. Now they're leaning in. Body language has changed.

He knows how to make plays. He knows how to get open. I'll definitely be leaning on him a little bit.

I am undecided on my major, but I'm leaning toward psychology, ... I plan on graduating, even if the NBA comes calling. I am going to graduate.

Given the persistence of high energy prices that the global economy has confronted of late, policymakers cannot be complacent, ... actively leaning against inflationary pressures long before inflation itself builds.

From the beginning I said I was going to give my heart to both sports and whatever worked out in the end was going to be my decision. After this season my decision has gotten exponentially tougher. Still, I'm not worried about it. I'm not leaning one way or the other. I'm just trying to have fun with these guys. It goes so fast. Before you know it I'll be playing my last home game at Notre Dame Stadium and trying to figure out what I want to do.

If it's positive, we want to get it done ASAP. The diagnosis looks like it's leaning toward sports hernia, and it should be confirmed (today). If that's the case we get him back to Montreal and have (the surgery) done.

Carling and Dana will add a lot to our team. Dana has more experience then Carling but they're both good players. I think we're going to be leaning on them as well as our seniors for leadership this year.

Because of the gridlock, politicians on both sides of the political spectrum will have to be more acutely aware of what the voting public is leaning towards.

He offered her the opportunity to walk on and in the future there could be the possibility of a scholarship. She is leaning in that direction.

He was mixing it up well. He had us leaning on his curve ball. He really threw us off a little bit.

He was sitting on that boat that came back, leaning over the edge and vomiting, and my heart just breaks for him because I think he just feels terrible,

I am leaning toward business courses, when I am in college full time.

He was always leaning forward, pushing something invisible ahead of him.

He hasn't made a final decision, but I think he's leaning towards having another crack at it.

He looked real good. He had a great command of his pitches and batters leaning and off stride. That is the kind of pitcher he is. He is not going to overpower any hitters. He is more of a finesse kind of pitcher.

He had a good throw, and we're leaning towards him, but we'll wait and see how he feels tomorrow during the off-day. If he comes in feeling great, he starts. If not, we'll go the other way. But he had a good throw and we expect him to pitch.

He had a good throw. We're leaning toward it, (but) we're going to wait and see how he feels tomorrow during the off day. If he comes in feeling great, he starts. If not, we go the other way.

Jordan went down to visit Florida, and they did a great job on the visit. His host was (current Grizzly player Anthony) Roberson, and he loved him. He had a really good relationship with Roberson. So when he came back, he was really leaning that way.

Markets had already pretty much priced in (hikes in) June and September. He's sounding hawkish, but the market was already leaning that way anyway. So we're getting a bit of a move here, but nothing major.

Some of the players were leaning on leadership to do most destabilizing thing possible for a union, to open they contract. They will rue the day they did this.

Party label doesn't matter nearly as much anymore at the mayoral level, ... The real long-term trend everywhere is moving away form the party operations that rooted urban politics in patronage, but that's not to say there isn't still a strong liberal social leaning in many cities.

Party label doesn't matter nearly as much anymore at the mayoral level. The real long-term trend everywhere is moving away form the party operations that rooted urban politics in patronage, but that's not to say there isn't still a strong liberal social leaning in many cities.

I saw him hit it, then I lost sight of it. I didn't pick it up until it was well on its way in, and I was caught leaning the wrong way.

I think what we're leaning to now is that the Web issue will be a support for the print product.

Kyle was actually throwing real well but it was obvious the Buchanan batters were leaning into both those pitches. That's baseball and I don't blame then for doing what it takes to get on base but the umpires need to be strong enough to see what is happening and make the right call.

Jason has had a history of leaning out over the plate, trying to get hit. He stuck his elbow guard out over the plate and I told him not to. He had a problem with it, and he came out and got me. He has a right to do that, and I'm totally cool with it.

people all across the spectrum, insurgents and opponents, people kind of leaning that way, people in the middle, people leaning toward the government and then the government.

I think the thing that made a difference for him today, especially late in the game, was his ability to throw the ball inside. He hadn't been able to do that lately. Today, he was able to throw some balls inside to keep them from leaning over the plate looking for a breaking ball or hitting it the other way.

It didn't originate from multiple ships, it originated from one ship. It looks that we may be leaning towards the traditional bilge oils that impacted these birds or impacted these shores.

I think that leaning would be toward electric companies. It ebbs and flows.

I think that there's no question that the Air Force is leaning toward US 101 as the solution to the mission.

I think the Fed pretty much played its card like we expected. They are still leaning toward a tightening phase.

Right now, the board isn't leaning one way or the other.

Over the last couple of months, I've really been leaning toward stepping in and taking on this responsibility, ... I'm really excited about it. I'm really excited to be back in the locker room and back on the ice. I'm sort of back on the hot seat. And I'm looking forward to it. I don't have to sit up top anymore. I can be on the ice. That's the part I'm looking forward to.

I think Roger Clemens knows what he wants. If he's got any questions, we'll be happy to answer them. Hopefully, he's leaning this way ... but I'm not going to go over there and bend his ear for 2 1/2 weeks about coming to play for us.

I won't stand for a gas supplier leaning on a local station to hike prices, ... Consumers and businesses are already paying more than ever before for gas. They don't need gas prices hiked even more by somebody trying to make a fast buck.

It does look like he's leaning more toward their status quo of raising rates at a measured pace, which would imply that they are going to go at September's meeting.

I think that most artists are leaning towards fragile idiots.

I was playing with this guy one time, and he was shooting a hundred and fifty, probably. We got to the last hole, and it took him about seven to get to a bunker on the green. Then he picked a leaf up right by his ball, in the bunker, which is a two-stroke penalty. Then he was leaning on his sand wedge in the bunker, grounding his club, so there's another two-stroke penalty, so he was 11. And then he hit that one about a foot in front of him in 12, and then he got that on to about 8 feet and made the putt. So he makes his putt, and I say, 'Joe, great putt. Is that a 4?' And he goes, 'Oh, no. Six.' It was really like a 14 or something.

Merging with BellSouth would give AT&T that much greater market power and command over access networks. So I think it's a legitimate concern, considering that AT&T is already leaning toward premium pricing for companies that use their broadband networks to reach customers.

You kind of flinch a little bit, when you see can see that both of them have a bead on it. When the guys start laying out a little bit, leaning toward the ball, that's when you assume that maybe something nasty could happen. Very scary.

We haven't decided. We're trying to get more scouting information on both teams before we make up our minds. We're leaning toward Cargill, but we won't decide until (today).

We do know he had some ongoing health problems. We are leaning heavily toward health problems as the reason where he was found. ... At the moment, we do not feel that anyone else is involved but obviously we want his side of the story.

We do understand and appreciate the underpinnings of the US' de-hyphenated policy in South Asia, but this should not be leaning so heavily on one side.

Whither, O splendid ship, thy white sails crowding, / Leaning across the bosom of the urgent West.

We had to weigh all the information, ... but we decided the defensive part of it carries the most weight, so we were sort of leaning that way.

We had hoped to have this resolved before and to avoid a trial (with a lesser charge). Now we're leaning towards a criminal responsibility defense, like a not-guilty by reason of insanity.

We don't see him giving equal weight to his constituents, the people. He seems to be leaning to whatever the developer wants to do.

We are leaning toward a predatory attack at this time, until we can find another reason.

We are leaning towards the Champion Hurdle now and I would say she is 90% certain to run in that race.

We are leaning towards the Champion Hurdle now and I would say she is 90 per cent certain to run in that race. The ground has eased and Ruby Walsh is keen to ride her. She is very well and deserves a crack at it.

When the weather is mild, they stand leaning with both their arms upon the corn-field fence, and gravely consider whether they had best go and take a Small Heat at the Hough: but generally find reasons to put it off till another time.

There are a lot of grasslands that are crisp. And the spring forecasts are leaning toward dry. Every week that passes without a major storm - the fire danger goes up.

We offered it to her in November. Golf Week said she was leaning on accepting it, but I want to hear it from her father.

The people who step across the line and get the job done deserve the credit. They enjoy playing with each other, they have each other's back, and they've really bought into the team concept. You drive down a road and see a road crew, two of them are working and the rest are leaning on their shovels? I lean on a shovel.

What I wonder is are we going to see follow-through selling after the initial drop, or are we going have fund managers using the pullback to build up positions? I'm leaning toward the latter.

The trees that most commonly fall are dead, diseased or obviously hazardous... for example, leaning in a precarious manner.

The staff is not leaning toward a rail technology recommendation at this point. That may be a surprise to some people.

It was a one-sided decision. We were leaning this way for the last little while.

With his health conditions of the past, we sort of considered that it might be better if he doesn't play. It's not necessarily final at this point but he's leaning toward that.

With everything that's happened the last couple of weeks, I'm going to sit down with my family and we'll see what the best decision is. Certainly, right now, I'm leaning toward staying here.

There is still a good chance for an August hike, but we are leaning increasingly to September or even November.

Before I knew it, the eye was swollen like a balloon. I saw it grow and I couldn't believe it. He is a tough warrior. I was just trying to keep from falling down, he was leaning on me so heavy.

Even if we won tonight, I was still leaning that way.

We are still leaning probably toward 11 pitchers. Anything can happen these last couple days. But you don't want to tell somebody something and then say, 'Oh, so-and-so got hurt, and you're back on the team.

The older I get the more I am leaning to first base than catching. I can just play catcher to a certain point because of my knees.

Actually, I was starting to feel like my abilities were best suited at tackle, because I'm not as fast as I used to be. As you get older, it's a leg-strength game. I'm able to sort of trick the team and trick this league that I can play inside. That's basically what I got by with - a little guile, a little veteran savvy, and also leaning on my teammates.

Coach has been leaning on me all season. He's been depending on me to do a lot and I haven't been able to hold up my end of the bargain. I'm just glad these last couple of weeks I've been able to do some positive things.

A lot of our brides are leaning toward outdoor weddings or destination weddings. The location is playing a big part in the style of gown they select.

They've been leaning on her pretty good. What people don't realize is she'll never give in.

Personally I believe it is important for mankind to respect nature - for homeostasis - and I have volunteered with environmental organizations, I do not attempt to have an environmental leaning regarding my artwork.

Santa Fe, or Holy Faith, was founded in 1610, same year that wall you're leaning on was built, 10 years before the landing at Plymouth Rock.

Teenagers throwing baggies or bottles or even leaning out of the car window and swinging a cane at you,

Prague went with 1,000 feet because we heard that is the direction the state is leaning with their legislation.

Presbyterian and CMC are both great hospitals. But I'm leaning to CMC as my hospital of choice because of my employment history.

Felt like the Leaning Tower of Pisa out there sometimes,

This is something that's been leaning in this direction for some time, and the mosque incident has accelerated the process. What we're talking about is people looking out for their own. I don't think it can be turned around.

A different kind of family, I guess. Mom went to nursing school after having five kids, and Dad is a road construction foreman. Pretty cool people. I guess you call them hippies. They met at a music festival in Colorado. Dad was leaning against a tree, playing a flute, and Mom walked by and caught his eye. That's the way they tell the story.

After watching him today, I might be leaning towards the Sprint,

I'm trying to get through the next three weeks until the Olympic break. I'm leaning toward not playing in the Olympics because the way my body is feeling, I need the extra rest.

I'm kind of leaning toward engineering. I like to build things.

I'm leaning much more in thinking we need to have a voice in this at the state level.

I'm leaning toward Henrik, but we'll see. Those are my intentions at this time.

I'm leaning toward J&J not increasing their bid and essentially taking a walk, but it's close.

I'm really leaning toward communications and sports journalism. It's not really a major of study at Colgate, so I'm going with English. I'm not a math or science person.

I kind of felt that people weren't really leaning towards us because of our opponents, but we came in, stepped up and played big and beat Texas. I think that we are going to catch a lot of people's attention.

I have no memory of it, nothing between reaching for the ball ... and then waking up and seeing (Reds catcher Jason) LaRue leaning over me, which wasn't a good sight.

I kept leaning on him and I finally said, 'Mel, this isn't fair.' So I asked him to come on board as a co-writer with credit. And he was happy to do it.

It's reflective of where the country is. There are millions of people who are very deeply engaged in the political process. They know that media coverage can shape that, and they want to make sure their side wins, so they beat up anybody they perceive to be leaning the wrong way even if there is no lean.

No matter how tough things get, she finds a way to get through it. I think it's that strength that really got us through. She was leaning on me, and she may not have known it, but I was leaning on her more than anything else.