Surround Quotes · Page 16

Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. Pick people who are interested in what you're interested in.

— Russell Simmons

To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all…

— Confucius

I cannot bear to associate with the ordinary run of people. I have to surround myself with individuals who for the most…

— Wallace Thurman

It seems natural to surround my fictional world with animals because my reality is full of them. When I'm sitting there conceiving…

— Sara Gruen

Good things happen in your life when you surround yourself with positive people.

— Roy Bennett

I'm really lucky because I surround myself onset with people who I really trust to give me feedback, so I'm directing myself.

— Lena Dunham

Always surround yourself with people who are even more talented and competent than you.

— Stephen Covey

I think it's counterproductive in many ways to pretend to know things you don't. You surround yourself with people who are the…

— Mario Andretti

A talented executive would be somebody who knows how to surround themselves with a lot of people that will make him look…

— Clint Eastwood

All Thy works with joy surround Thee, God of glory, Lord of Love; Stars and angels sing around Thee, Center of unbroken…

— Henry Van Dyke

If we want to understand the distinctive constitution of Europe, we must go back to its religious foundations. For the moral beliefs…

— Larry Siedentop

Such is the role of poetry. It unveils, in the strict sense of the word. It lays bare, under a light which…

— Jean Cocteau

I think people are frustrated with dysfunction, not just dysfunction in government, but a lot of dysfunction that surrounds them. I get…

— John Kasich

There's a lot of different things, but I think love gives us peace one way or another, and a calming effect on…

— Aaron Bruno

Just dwelling on the past, I think it's really important for me to surround myself with positive people and just work really…

— Lloyd

I have never seen a game's graphics look so sharp and clean. The sound design for the game is also unique on…

— Don Bluth

I've been fortunate to have had the life I had prior to Hollywood. I wasn't starving, I was going to eat the…

— Dwayne Johnson

I definitely shut down sometimes. I always just go into my own little cocoon and write, and I surround myself with as…

— Tristan Wilds

I think, certainly, Barack Obama has created an opportunity for America to understand that diversity is a blessing, diversity is a strength.…

— Tom Vilsack

Fences, unlike punishments, clearly mark out the perimeters of any specified territory. Young children learn where it is permissible to play, because…

— Jeanne Elium

[H]ow do I pity those who (assuming the name of friends) surround themselves with maxims importing the wisdom of doubt and suspicion,…

— Sarah Fielding

Many of us spend our entire lives in the same bubble - we surround ourselves with people who share our opinions, speak…

— Adam Braun

I found so-called great art too pompous, too stiff. What at this time was called minor art was freer, more imaginative, more…

— Jacques Lipchitz

To dream magnificently is not a gift given to all men, and even for those who possess it, it runs a strong…

— Charles Baudelaire

Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.

— Ian Fleming

I like to think of myself as very loyal, and I love everyone I surround myself with, whether they're friends or girlfriends…

— Taylor Lautner

I also surround myself with people who make me laugh. If I'm not laughing, it upsets my day.

— Jessie J

There is a great need to rally the women of the Church to stand with and for the Brethren in stemming the…

— Howard W. Hunter

You have to surround yourself with really good people and have a very thick skin.

— Cindy Margolis

Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

— Queen Latifah

I try to seek out and surround myself with people who just percolate fresh, original, and creative ideas.

— Martha Stewart

Just look at the world around you, right here on the ocean floor. Such wonderful things surround you. What else are you…

— SebastiAn

Always surround yourself with friends that have plenty of light in them. That way, you will always have candles around you when…

— Suzy Kassem

I surround myself with authentic and loving people who share my journey of personal growth and awakening.

— Cheryl Richardson

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits.

— Dan Buettner

If it is necessary, omit one bridge over the river, go round a little there, and throw one arch at least over…

— Henry David Thoreau

There can be no purpose more enspiriting than to begin the age of restoration, reweaving the wondrous diversity of life that still…

— E. O. Wilson

With better gear, firefighters no longer surround and drown a fire - they go in.

— Bill Dedman

Like it or not, we either add to the darkness of indifference and out-and-out evil which surrounds us or we light a…

— Madeleine L'Engle

Computer technology is so built into our lives that it's part of the surround of every artist.

— Steven Levy