Posture Quotations

When I consider the deeper meaning of yoga, I realize it's about a lot more than simply performing a variety of postures on a mat.

I have a very balanced posture about the political situation in my country.

It would be good if teachers could genuinely understand that black English is not mistakes, it's just different English, and that what you want to do is add an additional dialect to black students' repertoire rather than teaching them out of what's thought of as a bad habit, like sloppy posture or chewing with your mouth open.

A good stance and posture reflect a proper state of mind.

I was always the tallest girl in my class, and it made me have really bad posture because I wanted to seem shorter than I really was. It really reflected how I felt about myself. I spent most of my youth in school feeling really insecure about the way I looked because I was different.

I remember an interview so terrible with CNN's Jon Klein, I nearly blurted out, 'Forget it, I am a loser!' But I didn't need to say it. My face and posture did.

Unless some misfortune has made it impossible, everyone can have good posture.

The style I have in judo is very unique... One big advantage a judo player has is they have very good posture and - like, wrestlers, they show when they're about to do a take-down... which judo players don't, and so I kind of incorporate the boxing style with a judo grip and finishing that way.

A lot of women don't realize that even a small heel helps you throw your shoulders back and keep your chest up; it really does make a difference in the way you present yourself. It changes your posture and makes you look more confident.

Are two eyes, four appendages and an upright posture really essential for any creature that can ace the galactic SAT's? Maybe not. In fact, I'd venture that any aliens we ever detect or (less likely) encounter will look quite different than this self-referential stereotype.

We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect.

There are thoughts which are prayers. There are moments when, whatever the posture of the body, the soul is on its knees.

My advice to you is this. Keep your famous good humor, take your time, and explain the procedural posture of the cases and exactly how you ruled as a judge, or the position you took as a lawyer. Americans know these matters are often complex and will appreciate your answers.

I was really sick of bands just ignoring the audience as a posture in rock music. And I think we fed off each other in terms of trying to engage the audience, not in a hammy way, but actually trying to be aware of the space that you are playing in and trying to connect in some way through the music.

Of children as of procreation-the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable.

Nobody was there to watch how I was doing the massage and I had the wrong posture and I wasn't using my hands correctly,

I have made an announcement in advance that I'm not going to endorse any particular candidate, ... But I have been particularly grateful at the courageous and outspoken posture and position that Gov. Dean has taken from the very beginning.

If a Democratic administration had pursued the fiscal policies and put the nation in the fiscal posture it's now in, the business community would be outraged and on the ramparts. They're getting benefits, but they're also very concerned that if they are perceived to be opposed to the administration's policies, there will be a cost to pay in terms of direct adverse impact on their corporate interests.

But absolute condition is we must maintain a firm security posture against North Korea, against any kind of possible aggression.

have spent their lives working to erect the stature and posture of the U.S. as a leader in the world ... and we simply see that edifice crumbling.

Hopefully, we'll be able to reopen on Tuesday, but that would depend on the security posture that is taken at that time.

keeps the Fed tightening engine humming along and does raise the possibility that a more aggressive posture could be adopted somewhere down the line if the inflation indicators continue to surprise to the upside.

I stood there and kept peace, ... But it still was a bad public relations posture and I'm sorry I did it that way.

Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism -- every religion believes in prayer for healing. Some call it prayer, some call it cleansing the mind. The words or posture may vary. But in times of illness, all religions look toward their source of authority.

I think there's a desire for results, a hard-bitten realism. The primary goal is not some sort of symbolic display, or some sort of posture or attitude, but results. If that's what it means, then I applaud the turn to practicality. Today the far right is in charge, and I don't think you can create the possibility of broad-based radicalism until you defeat the far right. Put the center in power and then you have the possibility--or the luxury--of radicalism.

Retailers are being forced to turn into discounters at all levels, and that early transformation to a discounting posture is putting great pressure on profits. Retailers make a good percentage of their profitability in the last two months of the year. This year those earnings are going to be under real pressure. They'll be fighting to keep costs down.

I think it's sort of a meaningless statement from their perspective and they're trying to grab victory out of this by taking a posture that makes them look altruistic, ... I also think they're trying to look like they're being good corporate citizens. Since Bristol has been investigated by just about every government agency, they have a lot to make up for in that regard.

We are in a posture where we want Sean (to get healthy), and we kind of insisted that he get everything taken care of. We want him to take his time. There will be no rush to him coming back -- he's too important to our franchise.

the American economy remains in good posture and on a good path.

Microsoft's management has not changed its posture on the quarter, but we believe recent data suggests that Street estimates may need to come down,

We believe there are adjustments and realignments and enhancements that both of us can make to our forces that would give us a stronger deterrent posture -- not that it's weak now,

Our posture NOW defines our portion later!

There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance

We're making a credible posture and a presence. There's no shortage of volunteers -- it's amazing, the volunteer spirit of our people.

And they are constantly evaluating procedures, both in the United States and elsewhere, to find gaps in our security posture that could be exploited.

When I stay athletic with good posture and get the club away in a good position, I get through it better.

We have fashioned a style for accommodating our guilt, for eating statistics. We haven't yet been able, and hopefully never will be, to posture successfully in front of a real person.

Both countries ... are in the process of defining their strategic requirements and defense posture for the future.

There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat... Yes, he has chemical and biological weapons. He's had those for a long time. But the United States right now is on a very much different defensive posture than we were before September 11th of 2001.

We've decided that it's time to shift our posture in Europe and Asia and around the world and move from static defense, which does not make much sense today, to a more deployable and usable set of capabilities,

I've asked Sen. Ben Nevers to introduce legislation that would posture us to do that. He will pre-file the bill to create a new economic development district, but that doesn't mean we'll do it.

If you have two 15-year-olds, and one is a black male, and one is a white female, some people have a very different posture of the power between the two than if it's the other way around.

AT&T ( T ) has historically taken the most aggressive competitive posture vis-a-vis cable.

The background (checks) will let me know whether we're down to two. But we'll at least maintain our posture of definitely being down to three,

The bishop has to show in each and every case that he is in a very serious posture of pastoral care and concern for that politician -- and that has to be seen by the Catholic people. When something is a public scandal, it has to be remedied publicly, but there are many different ways in which bishops might exercise that pastoral care and concern,

Its origins are ancient but it burgeons with brash modernity, and it lounges upon its delectable shore, halfway between the Israelis and the Syrians, in a posture that no such city, at such a latitude, in such a moment of history, has any reasonable excuse for assuming.

They decided to take a less promotional posture this season.

I honestly think I've gotten taller since I started doing Pilates. And my posture is totally different - no more slouching!

In the second half, we didn't play well offensively and couldn't get into a good posture defensively either. They got their confidence and we started pressing a bit. They escalated and we went on a downslide.

I didn't study dance. I had some ballet lessons because I needed it for posture and for my arms, mostly. My skating coach said I really needed it, from the belly button up, as opposed to the footwork. In skating, the shoes don't move.

apparently a follow-through on their nuclear posture review and they seem to bypass the idea that Congress had doubts about the program.

Any changes to U.S. military posture in Northeast Asia will be the product of consultation with our key allies. Most importantly, they will result in an increased U.S. capability in the region,

The Civic hybrid is no problem and selling very well, but we're going to re-evaluate our posture on the Accord hybrid.

The club has not so far established an official posture although it is not discarding the possibilty,

You could see it coming in our posture and the way we were handling ourselves out there. It was inevitable they were going to make some kind of run. There was no way we were going to run away from them. There are points in the game where you have a choice to make. Either fight or flee.

It's an undeclared posture of 'regime change' on the cheap.

Each post will look at its security posture and reopen at an appropriate time.

I don't see anything on the horizon that would significantly change our posture prior to the election,

When a woman puts up her fists to a man she is putting herself in the only posture in which he is not afraid of her.

Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.

Nothing true can be said about God from a posture of defense.

A drink this good deserves one's best posture.

Good posture can be successfully acquired only when the entire mechanism of the body is under perfect control.

Public postures have the configuration of private derangement.

We are committed to ensuring that as we review our force posture in the Balkans, we do so with full consultation with our NATO allies ... and in the process of doing so, make sure that we have the right mixture and balance of forces at all times.

What is it that distinguishes man from animals? It is not his upright posture.

I have very bad posture.

We must take care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture.