#surround

Life is not always like chess. Just because you have the king surrounded, don't think he is not capable of hurting you. ↗

— Ron Livingston

#because #capable #chess #hurting #just

I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me. ↗

— George Lopez

#bit #both #childhood #different #difficult

I insist on the truth. I surround myself with people who tell the truth. ↗

— Shelby Lynne

#insist #myself #people #surround #tell

And then there's all these other creeps that surround your band and suck off you like leeches and try to manipulate you and your business. You have to watch like a hawk. I'm always ready to fight. I see it very much as a battle. ↗

— Shirley Manson

#band #battle #business #creeps #fight

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage? ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#because #extravagant #garbage #i #me

A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#battle #bring #ceaseless #constant #great

Your outlook upon life, your estimate of yourself, your estimate of your value are largely colored by your environment. Your whole career will be modified, shaped, molded by your surroundings, by the character of the people with whom you come in contact every day. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#character #colored #come #contact #day

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

— Cindy Margolis

#good people #people #really #skin #surround

Fishing is a delusion entirely surrounded by liars in old clothes. ↗

— Don Marquis

#delusion #entirely #fishing #liars #old

I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity. ↗

— Olivier Martinez

#because #become #champ #family #i