Surroundings Quotes

328 Surroundings quotes by 276 unique authors

We depend on our surroundings obliquely to embody the moods and ideas we respect and then to remind us of them. We look to our… — Alain de Botton
From an early age she had developed the art of being alone and generally preferred her own company to anyone elseâ€™s. She read books at… — Sebastian Faulks
I'm a writer and this is what I do no matter what name we put to it. Year by year, the world is turning into… — Charles de Lint
Meanwhile, the trees were just as green as before; the birds sang and the sun shone as clearly now as ever. The familiar surroundings had… — Thomas Hardy
...by and by a change came: I started to muse about the shape of my nose. I put my trivial surroundings aside and mused more… — Tove Jansson
The worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind. — Daniel Handler
In our hearts... there must abide some pity for those people who have always felt themselves to be separate from even their most familiar surroundings,… — John Irving
No one can control his own opinion or his own belief. My belief was forced upon me by my surroundings. I am the product of… — Robert Green Ingersoll
The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings. — Okakura Kakuzo
There is a myth, sometimes widespread, that a person need only do inner work...that a man is entirely responsible for his own problems; and that… — Christopher Alexander
The happiness which we receive from ourselves is greater than that which we obtain from our surroundings. . . . The world in which a… — Arthur Schopenhauer
Look wide, beyond your immediate surroundings and limits, and you see things in their right proportion. Look above the level of things around you and… — Robert Baden-Powell
The mind of one meditating on a single object becomes one-pointed. And one-pointedness of mind leads to abidance in the self. Real attainment is to… — Ramana Maharshi
So as you are, in whatever conditions you are, in whatever situations you are, whatever may be the surroundings, like a dirty mire full of… — Nirmala Srivastava
Colours change: in the morning light, red shines out bright and clear and the blues merge into their surroundings, melting into the greens; but by… — Rosemary Verey
See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say,… — Eckhart Tolle
Our vision is to create an exceptional lifestyle offering worthy of Tamarack's incredible surroundings. All of our partners involved in this development are committed to… — Andre Agassi
Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was… — Neil Patrick Harris
I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then I… — John Francis
A first date should be elegant. In comfortable surroundings. A place with excellent food, where you can talk easily and get to know each other. — Oleg Cassini

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