Surround Yourself Quotes

Don't surround yourself with someone who doubts everything and talks down about everyone but accomplishes nothing at all. ~ Troy Gathers

Size does matter: Try to surround yourself with people who are blessed with a big heart. ~ Raphael Cohen-Almagor

In the end, what you do isn't going to be nearly as interesting or important as who you do it with. ~ John Green

Damn. It's still the Midwest around here, no matter how many open-minded people you surround yourself with. ~ Angela Johnson

You meet dozens of people who tell you you can't do it. Surround yourself with the people who believe you will do it. Seek out and spend time with those rare people who tell you, no BS, why you haven't done it yet, what it takes to do it, and how they could help you do it. Note how this advice works whether 'it' is robbing a bank, opening a gallery, or writing a bestseller. "It" is up to you. But you can't do it alone. ~ Heather Grace Stewart

A talented executive would be somebody who knows how to surround themselves with a lot of people that will make him look good. You could say that about a politician or you could say that about a head of a major corporation or what have you. The people you surround yourself with are very important. ~ Clint Eastwood

The Power of WHO provides great lessons about how to succeed in business and in life. If you surround yourself with quality people and great friends, the sky's the limit. ~ Wayne Gretzky

I think that's become passe, but if you can surround yourself with a kind of monument to yourself and your family - a statement - and you can afford it, then that's a noble project. ~ Sylvester Stallone

Surround yourself with good and good will prevail. ~ Lorna Jackie Wilson

Associate yourself with people who think positively. You cannot surround yourself with negative people and expect positive outcomes. ~ Roy Bennett

Hire the best people you can find. This was kind of easy in the early days of foursquare - we hired our friends who were really passionate about the stuff they were building. We have a superstar team not just because their resumes are so strong, but because they've been passionate, thinking about and tinkering in this space forever. Those are the people you want to surround yourself with. ~ Dennis Crowley

Happy Families. What's that all about, eh? A bloody busted flush is what it is. You surround yourself with other people so the night doesn't seem quite so dark. Shout down the sound of the wind with arguments about whose turn it is to wash the dishes. Best not to kid yourself. Best not to give any hostages to fortune. You're on your own in the end. Always. Where else would you want to be? ~ Mike Carey

Surround yourself with people too afraid to speak, and you left yourself to only your own ideas. That could be disastrous. It was important to have men who would question you and see flaws in your plans, so long as you could control them. It was all about control. ~ Brandon Sanderson

There was a difference between friendship and family, between the people you chose to surround yourself with and the people you were stick with, good or bad. ~ Nicki Pau Preto

Who do you want to surround yourself with? People who can pull you up to their level of greatness? Or people who will happily pull you down to theirs? ~ Dan Pearce

I'm merely reminding you to embrace who you are and surround yourself with people who do the same. ~ Tamara Ireland Stone

The choices you make now, the people you surround yourself with, they all have the potential to affect your life, even who you are, forever. ~ Sarah Dessen

You surround yourself with your pain or you avoid it and let it find you when you are trying to do other things ~ Ann Brashares

The best way to live, then, was this: have a very simple lifestyle, be kind to those around you, and surround yourself with friends. ~ Nigel Warburton

The more rarefied a life you live, the easier it is to think that those who don't share it could be demonised. To find the common humanity becomes more of a struggle the more you surround yourself with nice things. ~ Rory Kinnear

The easiest way to thrive as an outlier is to avoid being one. At least among your most treasured peers. Surround yourself with people in at least as much of a hurry, at least as inquisitive, at least as focused as you are. ~ Seth Godin

You have to dream big and go for it. Surround yourself with people who believe in you and ignore those who try to bring you down. Never give up, no matter what - overcoming obstacles makes you stronger! ~ Shannon MacMillan

I've never been satisfied with myself, ever. But I feel good about myself, because I'm truthful. I don't corrupt myself. I'm also a perfectionist. I'm very impatient. I've got energy and drive and I can't stand inefficiency in people. And I can't stand dumb people. Why surround yourself with people who are going to tie you down? I don't suffer fools. ~ Jack LaLanne

Believing in yourself when no one else does is lonely. Surround yourself with people who believe in you. The alternative is eventual insanity. ~ Penfist

I'm working hard to have a good life.
You don't need fancy things to feel good.
You can hug a puppy.
You can buy a can of paint and surround yourself with color.
You can plant a flower and watch it grow.
You can decide to trust people, the right people.
You can decide to start over and let other people start over, too. ~ Joan Bauer

Locate things that motivate you and surround yourself with people that inspire you ~ Sunday Adelaja

The people with whom you surround yourself are either going to be the people who push you up or those who tear you down. ~ Thomas Mietzel

To fix your attention on the best is to surround yourself with the best, and to become the best. ~ Wallace D. Wattles

Surround yourself with all those that are the same frequency as you. ~ Mimi Novic

Surround yourself with people you can always learn something from. Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are. ~ Tony Vincent

In times of war, as in life, surround yourself with people of value, virtue and high morals, because it's always better to lose, perish and vanish in glory than to live in shame. ~ Robin Sacredfire

Don't let toxic people sabotage your happiness, ruin your positive attitude, contaminate your mind or destroy your self-confidence. Instead, surround yourself with generous, positive, and nurturing people who will lift you up. ~ Farshad Asl

Create an environment that is conducive to your emotional and personal growth. Surround yourself with caring and positive people who support you, and reflect who you want to be. ~ Steve Maraboli

Surround yourself with positive people and you'll be a positive person. ~ Kellie Pickler

Want to see how you feel about yourself? Look at who you choose to surround yourself with. ~ Jennifer Ho

As you get older you will gain a bit more control over everything. Don't let anyone, even your parents, break you. Find good people who care about you and surround yourself with just them. If you can't find them at first, find good music and fall into it, let it hold you until they come. I truly hope you enjoy the new record. ~ Davey Havok

To turn the page to the next chapter of a more satisfying life-as-adventure, these steps that have proved fruitful for me -- when I've actually followed them.
1. Find Your True North to Become More Joyful
First be clear about choosing a goal that rings true. Forget "should" or adopting someone else's goal for you.

2. Picture Being Your Hero
Afraid you will fail? Supplant your fear with a greater motivation. When you are tempted to fall back, picture how you'll feel when you succeed. ." Rather than talking about what you are giving up or how you might fail, reflect upon and discuss the benefits you clearly see.

3. Surround Yourself With Mutual Support Systems
To keep your resolve, surround yourself with those who want you to succeed - and who are also on a path of practice. Agree on shared and individual behaviors that reinforce your mutual support. The authors of Influencer found that is the only way to permanently change.

4. Involve Your Senses To Stay On Your Path
Tie your goal for your new chapter to your frequent experiences. Write it down. Say it out loud. Associate it with things you see, hear, smell, taste and touch every day. Plant sticky messages on your bathroom mirror, your car dashboard and smart device screen. Smell your shampoo and connect it with living that chapter. Brush your teeth and feel the motion towards it.

5. Notice Where You Get Detoured
Notice your pattern of avoidance. What ac ~ Kare Anderson

I remembered learning from my favorite professor at Belmont to "surround yourself with people who are better than you," and I was now living that mantra. ~ Kimberly Novosel

Who do you spend time with? Criticizers or encouragers? Surround yourself with those who believe in you. Your life is too important for anything less. ~ Steve Goodier

If you want to heal your heart surround yourself with people that won't tell you hating other people is how you get over being hurt. Surround yourself with people that will tell you to be more like Christ and reach out to those you don't understand or are offended by. Bitter insecure and anxious people will tell you everything you need to hear to help you move on, but very little of it will be the true teachings of Christ. ~ Shannon L. Alder

When you hang out with whiners, pessimists, tweakers, bleakers, freakers-outers, and life-is-so-unfairers, it's an uphill climb to keep yourself in a positive headspace. Stay away from people who see limitless possibility as the reality. Surround yourself with people who act on their big ideas, who take action on making positive change in the world and who see nothing as out of their reach. ~ Jen Sincero

It doesn't matter how many you surround yourself with daily or how many people say they love you; you'll never no love unless you feel it in your own heart. ~ C.J. McCoy

Stay positive and happy. Work hard and don't give up hope. Be open to criticism and keep learning. Surround yourself with happy, warm and genuine people. ~ Tena Desae

Surround yourself with Love and Love will surround you. ~ Maria Green

You learn so much about music from all the people you surround yourself with - good, bad and indifferent. It's extremely hard to be specific. ~ Bill Bruford

Surround yourself with doers. Be around people who demonstrate thier boldness. ~ Wayne Dyer

Surround yourself with amazingly intelligent men and women. The people I work with not only are smarter than I am, possessing both intellectual and emotional intelligence, but also share my determination to succeed. I will not make an important decision without them. ~ George Steinbrenner

Distance yourself from negative people who try to lower your motivation and decrease your ambition. Create space for positive people to come into your life. Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you. ~ Roy Bennett

Surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Laughter is to the soul what sunshine is to a flower. ~ Peggy Toney Horton

It's so important to reach out to people you trust, and who can give you honest feedback, and keep those people close to you. You don't want to surround yourself with enablers. ~ Tim Gunn

It is easy to surround yourself with people who think in the same ways, believe the same ideas, and live life in similar patterns. Many communities are made up of the same kind of people to the extent that we intentionally have to seek people whose stories are completely different from ours. ~ Holly Sprink

The people you surround yourself with influence your behaviors, so choose friends who have healthy habits. ~ Dan Buettner

You are only going to be as good as the people you surround yourself with, so be brave enough to let go those who keep weighing you down. ~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

Invent your world. Surround yourself with people, colours, sounds and work that nourish your soul ~ SARK

In some ways, many of the skills you have as a producer on independent films also apply to making big tentpole films: You surround yourself with a brilliant director, great script and talented people in every department who are smarter than you. ~ David Heyman

Everyone is your best friend when you are successful. Make sure that the people that you surround yourself with are also the people that you are not afraid of failing with. ~ Paula Abdul

It's okay to be average, as long as you surround yourself with extraordinary people that you become the average of. ~ Hal Elrod

Listen to your inner-voice: Surround yourself with loving, nurturing people. Fall in love with your art and find yourself. Music is the great communicator. ~ Glenn Hughes

When you surrender and accept the beautiful stillness around you, when you give up all thoughts of the past, all worries and anxieties of the future, when you surround yourself with similarly positive people, when you tame the mind, when you keep healthy, there is zero chance of burnout. ~ James Altucher

Imagine, what could you really accomplish if your speech was filled with more statements that began with "I can" than with "I can't"? How far could your dreams soar if you said, "Why not me?" instead of "Why me?" more often? And just like when you are learning a new language, you're still going to slip up and say, "I could have done . . ." instead of "I will do . . ." Surround yourself with native successful speakers, and before you know it, you'll begin to speak the life of your dreams into existence. ~ Steve Harvey

A, surround yourself by positive people who will help you reach your goal and support you. And B, go for it! ~ Zendaya

Surround yourself with a bunch of ,outstanding, idiots and you will have a lot of fun. ~ Kristian Goldmund Aumann

You don't have to live your life tiptoeing around selfish, hidden-agenda-driven, crab-bucket, talk-behind-your-back, weasel people. You just don't. At work, church, home or play - seek people who embody the future you want and surround yourself with loving influences. You deserve that circle of inclusion and influence, but it's up to you to create it. ~ Richie Norton

Read positive books; see positive things and surround yourself with positive thinkers; life will be full with positivity. ~ Amit Ray

Having the right perspective is tough when you're alone. Surround yourself with people who will help you see things you cannot readily see. ~ Clifton Anderson

The Proverbs 31 woman is a star not because of what she does but how she does it - with valor. So do your thing. If it's refurbishing old furniture - do it with valor. If it's keeping up with your two-year-old - do it with valor. If it's fighting against human trafficking ... leading a company ... or getting other people to do your work for you - do it with valor. Take risks. Work hard. Make mistakes. Get up the next morning. And surround yourself with people who will cheer you on. ~ Rachel Held Evans

Dream about the better life and not about the skin or the hair color. One person will choose you for who you are! Surround yourself with them though many can be around.
Love yourself and the world will love you back. ~ Jyoti Patel

Surround yourself with people who support you. Find champions. ~ Sarah Gavron

Surround yourself with people who want the best for you and the people you love! ~ Zig Ziglar

No matter what you are attempting to achieve, it will not happen without sacrifice, hard work, a positive environment, a positive mental attitude, passion, determination, meditation, introspection, prayer and vision. Never use to word try, just do what you need to do to get to the next step. Don't make excuses, don't blame others, don't blame your circumstances. Take personal responsibility, surround yourself with good people and let go of anything or anyone who tries to stop you from doing what you need to do to become the best you! Watch for distractions because they are everywhere. I wish for the best for you and yours! ~ Arik Hoover

Look at the people who you surround yourself with. Who your friends are and who they are because they are a reflection of you. Your experiences in life define who you are, and everything else that makes you, you; shapes you into the person you are meant to be. Self discovery can last a lifetime because we are continually growing and changing as human beings. You are the person you've become today for a reason. So, ask yourself why. What brought you to the person you are now? Paint yourself a picture of who you once were, and who you now are to see how much you've changed, and, maybe, you'll discover something valuable to who you truly are. ~ Auliq Ice

It's been you all along, and it'll be you all the way. Learn to play up your strengths, embrace your flaws, and pursue your passions. Be gentle when your mind, body, or soul are tired. Value your time and surround yourself with those who do too. Above all, give your dreams the same respect you grant to others'. This is the starting point of all great brand builders: self-empathy. ~ Laura Busche

Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself. ~ Edmund S. Lee

I don't want to sound arrogant and say that I know everything about directing and I've got it cracked, but it was just all in all a joyous experience. To me, the key to directing, to be honest, is just surround yourself with brilliant people and let them do their thing ~ Dan Mazer

Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his/her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people. ~ Zig Ziglar

It seems to me it's not genetic gifts for tolerating stress or resisting pain that take individuals through extraordinary feats of endurance. When it comes to the most daring of Earth's expeditions, success always seems to come down to four factors:
One: Physical preparation. Training. You are truly the only thing you have complete control over. No stone unturned.
Two: Know everything possible about the elements, the obstacles. Knowledge is power.
Three. Surround yourself with brilliant and honorable people.
Four. Unshakeable faith. Go so far as defiance. Refuse to accept limitations and mediocrity. I won't let anybody tell me I can't touch the stars because I just might get there. And I will surely never get there if I don't keep trying. ~ Diana Nyad

Walk toward individuals who exude excellence and goodness, and surround yourself with those who make you a better person. Bond with individuals who are good for your soul. ~ Kim Bearden

To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams, to have goals in life and a drive to succeed, and to surround yourself with the things and the people that make you happy. This is success! ~ Sasha Azevedo

Not every ten-percenter is an excellent sheep, but a sufficient number are for you to think very carefully before deciding to surround yourself with them. Kids at less prestigious schools are apt to be more interesting, more curious, more open, more appreciative of what they're getting, and far less entitled and competitive. They tend to act like peers instead of rivals. ~ William Deresiewicz

You've got to keep things simple. Just identify what you need to do to launch, figure out what resources you need, and surround yourself with people who are much smarter than you! ~ Tim Johnson

Surround yourself with positive messages, inspire yourself on a daily basis, and come to grips with your own power of determination. Then you will become unstoppable in achieving positive life changes for yourself and your family. ~ Jean Charest

Your environment will become you. Surround yourself with people who have the same dream as you, who have accomplished what you want & more. ~ Keshia Chante

Shigure: "Lemme guess; you lost your temper and yelled at her again, right? You know, you shouldn't do that if you're just going to regret it. Not too bright, now is it?"
Kyo: "Save your breath. I'm just not meant to get along with other people. Period. End of story."
Shigure: "Oh sure, some people just aren't. But you're not one of them. You lack experience, that's all. For example, I'm sure you could smash this table to bits with your bare hands. But I'm equally sure you could punch the table without breaking it. And why is that? Because I know your training has taught you to control your fists... at least I should hope so, after four months of fighting bears and-"
Kyo: "I didn't fight bears!"
Shigure: "My point is, it takes just as much training to get along with people. Only, training by yourself in the mountains won't do you any good. You need to surround yourself with others. As you get to know them, of course you take the chance that you'll end up hurting them, or they'll end up hurting you. One of those things might very well happen. That's the only way we learn... about others, and about ourselves. You're a black-belt in martial arts, but I'd guess you still a white-belt in social skills. Someday, you're going to meet someone that truly wants to be your friend, and you, theirs. But it if you don't keep training, you won't be ready when that happens."
Kyo: "It'll never happen, anyways!"
Shigure: "Uh-uh! Never say never."
Kyo: "Ok, fi ~ Natsuki Takaya

In all that you do, give the best of yourself so that your spirit is returned to you, and offer the best of yourself to each person so that they can return your love. You'll see that the world will become a magnifying mirror, reflecting back at you everything that you gave without self-interest, and more. Because the only way to surround yourself with smiles is to smile, and the only way to surround yourself with love is to give it to others. ~ A.G. Roemmers

Whether you have training or not, the way to make your look make sense is to surround yourself with the things you love. ~ Jonathan Adler

Don't surround yourself with "yes" men and women. Stay close to people who aren't afraid to tell you when you are wrong. "You need people around you that you can trust to say "that's a shit idea," Hegarty says. "Every McCartney needs a Lennon. ~ World-famous Advertising Creative Sir John Hegarty On How To Be And Stay Creative.

Three rules for coaching: 1.) Surround yourself with people who can't live without football. 2.) Recognize winners. They come in all forms. 3.) Have a plan for everything. ~ Bear Bryant

I believe depression is legitimate.

But I also believe that if you don't:

-exercise
-eat nutritious foods
-get sunlight
-get enough sleep
-consume positive material
-surround yourself with support

Then you aren't giving yourself a fighting chance. ~ Matt Stephens

This is a collaborative enterprise," she says. "You have to surround yourself with good people and help them to do what they do well, as opposed to micromanaging. ~ Robbie Myers

Say 'no' more than 'yes,' and just make sure you surround yourself with good people. ~ Lindsay Lohan

To surround yourself with beauty isn't frivolous. It's a necessity. If it weren't, then our cities would not be surrounded with art museums and parks. ~ Charlotte Symonds

You have to surround yourself with people who love you and want the best for you. ~ Mena Suvari

If you know you're the best it only makes sense for you to surround yourself with the best. NO EXCEPTIONS ~ Kanye West

What really matters is that you do what you think is right, what you believe in, and you surround yourself with the people you care about in this world. That's what counts in this life. ~ Brian Dennehy

There's a lot of stress and strife in this world. The people you surround yourself with intentionally, that you care about and share things with, shouldn't be part of that stress. ~ Erin Nicholas

Surround yourself only with those who will lift you higher. ~ Oprah Winfrey

As you learn who you are, you can better surround yourself with friends who make you a better person, and that sometimes only happens when you disassemble old relationships. ~ Maggie Stiefvater

But here's the thing about family,Ryan...blood doesn't mean sh*t. You just need to surround yourself with people who do love you, and they become your family. ~ Sarina Bowen

If you want to stay fit, surround yourself with a couple of chicks who are fired up, so that the one day you're not, you can feed off their energy. ~ Gabrielle Reece

Surround yourself with what matters. ~ H. L. Balcomb