#surround

Because I was surrounded by so much negativity at some point that it took me going back and doing stand-up to realize, you know, people really like me. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#because #doing #going #i #know

Cows are my passion. What I have ever sighed for has been to retreat to a Swiss farm, and live entirely surrounded by cows - and china. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#china #cows #entirely #ever #farm

God has been faithful time and again to surround me with people that sharpen me and that make me better. ↗

— TobyMac

#been #better #faithful #god #make

I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#comfort #directly #experimenting #false #i

You never choose the way that you're raised, it's just the way that you were raised, but you do get to a certain age where you're in a position to question the expectations of you and the way that you've been formed by your surroundings. ↗

— Mia Wasikowska

#been #certain #certain age #choose #expectations

It's a real pleasure to go to work when you're in the most extraordinary surroundings, and working with people who are young and interested and creatively keen. ↗

— Hugo Weaving

#extraordinary #go #interested #keen #most

The issues surrounding illegal immigration are wide-ranging and complex, but there is no question about the need to secure our borders. ↗

— Roger Wicker

#borders #complex #illegal #illegal immigration #immigration

We felt like we just got surrounded by this community of friends. ↗

— Scott Wolf

#felt #friends #got #just #like

I became much happier when I realized I shouldn't depend solely on my career for my sense of self. So I developed other interests and surrounded myself with a small group of friends I could trust. ↗

— Douglas Wood

#career #could #depend #developed #friends

Surround yourself with smart, dedicated people - to build something isn't a one-man show. It's more important to have smart people who really believe in what you're doing than really experienced people who may not share your dream. ↗

— Niklas Zennstrom

#build #dedicated #doing #dream #experienced