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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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,

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

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

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

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.

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

I think that most artists are leaning towards fragile idiots.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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

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.

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 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 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 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 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).

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Felt like the Leaning Tower of Pisa out there sometimes,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

After querying designers and compiling our statistical analysis, we know what direction people are leaning in this season. And with retailers more and more in tune to what their customers need, there is a deliberate attempt to get certain colors into stores.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 found I was leaning a certain way, and I didn't have the muscle buildup necessary to support that style of running. That was how the hamstring was hurt. It was carrying too much of the stress.

They're clearly still leaning toward more tightening if needed, but there's no presumption that they continue to go.

There's an absolute enthusiasm for the sports they cover that comes through on the pages of the magazine. I have seen Lois leaning off the back of a motorcycle to get the best possible photo for the magazine, and Bob is out at races once or twice a week enjoying every second of that. When you translate that enthusiasm to the magazine, it makes the magazine successful.

It's just prudent to have a chemical safety program, ... We don't want to have a sterile leaning environment, we want kids to have a rich learning environment while keeping them safe, that's the same issue every school faces.

It's a sophomore-laden team. None of them had special years last season. Just average numbers. If we're going to have any success, we need the sophomores to step up. I'll be leaning on the them. If they can progress and produce, then we'll be successful in conference.

It's at a point of no decision yet. It's not a 'no,' but it's not a 'yes.' I think he's leaning toward that way. Personally, I'd rather have him go down early while he's still in baseball shape and play, and then come home in December.

It really shocked me. Coach (Les) Miles from LSU was scheduled to be here (today). I really thought Anthony was leaning to LSU or Ole Miss, but I know Mississippi State wanted him badly. They've put in a ton of work on him lately.

It's not that there was a flaw in my running. It's that they found I was leaning a certain way, and I didn't have the muscle buildup necessary to support that style of running. That was how the groin was hurt. It was carrying too much of the stress.

It's the community-dwelling seniors, people in their homes who have not fallen yet, who are, maybe, leaning toward a sedentary lifestyle. You tend to do less and less. It's this snowball effect.

It's a loose group of individuals who were sitting around and thought it would be a good idea to do this. They're not organized, and we asked them to withdraw the petition because we want this to be a totally South Dakota operation. They were leaning towards doing that.

It looks like Alexander is leaning more toward probable.