Leaning Quotes

216 Leaning quotes by 175 unique authors

An arch consists of two weaknesses which, leaning one against the other, make a strength. — Leonardo da Vinci
If you paint a man leaning over your own back must ache — N. C. Wyeth
In our marginal existence, what else is there but this voice within us, this great weirdness we are always leaning forward to listen to? — Mary Ruefle
My friend Jonathan had a great tree house. It was awesome. It was like a big fort up in this tall magnolia tree That's where… — Eric Ladin
I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the carriage… — Karen Hawkins
Bill Clinton was a liberal who could appeal to conservative-leaning Bubba voters. — Rich Lowry
I used to be enamored of object-oriented programming. I'm now finding myself leaning toward believing that it is a plot designed to destroy joy. — Eric Allman
To be open to inspiration, one must cultivate a leaning for the problematic, a chronic attraction to things that do not totally fit, agree, or… — Robert Grudin
In college, my teachers were usually after me for going after comedy too much, leaning too much in that direction. — Mary-Louise Parker
Giving governors more leeway in administering health care could represent a small, positive development in the ongoing saga of Obamacare. Unfortunately, instead of choosing flexibility,… — Fred Upton
It is a common thing for men to benumb their own arms, and make them as dead and useless by leaning too much upon them:… — John Flavel
Veterans have had a long record of leaning towards the Republican Party. I think that's changing. I think that President Obama has the strongest record… — Wesley Clark
For me, I am left leaning when it comes to health and education, on the right when it comes to defense. So I don't know… — Abdallah II
There is a gesture he has, a motion, that always reminds me of a great batter leaning into a hit. He has a way of… — Gene Lees
The silver Swan, who, living, had no Note, when Death approached, unlocked her silent throat. Leaning her breast upon the reedy shore, thus sang her… — Orlando Gibbons
How can you know when you are trusting in man rather than in God? If you fall apart when someone else lets you down, or… — David Wilkerson
Once there was Louis Armstrong blowing his beautiful top in the muds of New Orleans; before him the mad musicians who had paraded on official… — Jack Kerouac
The airy sky has taken its place leaning against the wall. It is like a prayer to what is empty And what is empty turns… — Tomas Transtromer
There are scenes that were right on the edge, but I always try to err on non-indulgence. It's something that I'm very careful about, that… — M. Night Shyamalan
We are surrounded by abysses, but the greatest of all depths is in our own heart, and an irresistible leaning leads us there. Draw thyself… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
No temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its walls seems to glow with life...Awful in stern, immovable majesty, how softly… — John Muir
I grew up in Beaufort, South Carolina, in a six-room farmhouse with a couple of leaning posts to keep it from fallin'. I came up… — Joe Frazier
Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. — Stephen Covey
To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings. — Mary Baker Eddy
I could happily lean on a gate all the livelong day, chatting to passers-by about the wind and the rain. I do a lot of… — Tom Hodgkinson

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