#surround

I personally believe that the iPod is a frankly corrosive device because it encourages you to surround yourself with your favorites. The whole idea of a playlist is to surround yourself with your favorite things, and the interesting thing is that when you do that, they cease to be your favorites. ↗

— Hugh Laurie

#believe #cease #corrosive #device #encourages

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

— Taylor Lautner

#friends #girlfriends #i #i love #like

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

— Steven Levy

#built #computer #every #into #lives

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

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

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

Obviously, I have been a pro-choice candidate for my entire political career, and obviously there is controversy always surrounding this issue. ↗

— Claire McCaskill

#been #candidate #career #controversy #entire

A man loses contact with reality if he is not surrounded by his books. ↗

— Francois Mitterrand

#contact #his #loses #man #reality

Japan's alliance with the U.S. will only grow in importance amid the increasingly difficult security situation surrounding our country, thus I think it is necessary to keep the marines in Okinawa, a geographically strategic location from the standpoint of maintaining deterrence. ↗

— Yoshihiko Noda

#amid #country #deterrence #difficult #geographically