#surroundings

Swimming is normal for me. I'm relaxed. I'm comfortable, and I know my surroundings. It's my home. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#comfortable #home #i #know #me

I have a lot of chameleon qualities, I get very absorbed in my surroundings. ↗

— River Phoenix

#get #i #lot #qualities #surroundings

Meditation is all about the pursuit of nothingness. It's like the ultimate rest. It's better than the best sleep you've ever had. It's a quieting of the mind. It sharpens everything, especially your appreciation of your surroundings. It keeps life fresh. ↗

— Hugh Jackman

#appreciation #best #better #especially #ever

Why should we think upon things that are lovely? Because thinking determines life. It is a common habit to blame life upon the environment. Environment modifies life but does not govern life. The soul is stronger than its surroundings. ↗

— William James

#blame #common #determines #does #environment

I really do believe in the influence of your surroundings. ↗

— Matt Sharp

#i #influence #really #surroundings #your

You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you. ↗

— Gordon Lightfoot

#just #off #rubs #surroundings #vibes

A man is not rightly conditioned until he is a happy, healthy, and prosperous being; and happiness, health, and prosperity are the result of a harmonious adjustment of the inner with the outer of the man with his surroundings. ↗

— James Allen

#being #conditioned #happiness #happy #harmonious

It was from them that I learned that hard work in stable surroundings could yield rewards, even if only in infinitesimally small increments. ↗

— Sidney Altman

#even #hard #hard work #i #increments

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance. ↗

— Michelangelo Antonioni

#because #behind #between #i #importance

Furthermore, the study of the present surroundings is insufficient: the history of the people, the influence of the regions through which it has passed on its migrations, and the people with whom it came into contact, must be considered. ↗

— Franz Boas

#considered #contact #furthermore #history #influence