Sitting
of Sit
Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits.
The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat.
A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.
The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc.
The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission.
The time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc.
A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.
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Sitting Quotations
There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Someone's sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
Warren Buffett
You know an odd feeling? Sitting on the toilet eating a chocolate candy bar.
George Carlin
We can't have special interests sitting shotgun. We gotta have middle class families up in front. We don't mind the Republicans joining us. They can come for the ride, but they gotta sit in back.
Barack Obama
The moment I have realized God sitting in the temple of every human body, the moment I stand in reverence before every human being and see God in him - that moment I am free from bondage, everything that binds vanishes, and I am free.
Swami Vivekananda
I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.
Kurt Cobain
I'll do whatever it takes to win games, whether it's sitting on a bench waving a towel, handing a cup of water to a teammate, or hitting the game-winning shot.
Kobe Bryant
People teach their dogs to sit; it's a trick. I've been sitting my whole life, and a dog has never looked at me as though he thought I was tricky.
Mitch Hedberg
I love blackjack. But I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi circle.
Mitch Hedberg
I like to play blackjack. I'm not addicted to gambling. I'm addicted to sitting in a semi-circle.
Mitch Hedberg
Sitting Translations
sitting in German is sitzend, sitzend, setzend
sitting in Italian is seduto
sitting in Spanish is sentada
sitting in Swedish is sitter
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