Surround Quotes

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  Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

  John Wooden

  Basketball, Wise, Wisdom

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.153, B&H Publishing Group

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• I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Inspirational, Freedom, Responsibility

  "The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress" by Robert A. Heinlein, (Ch. 6), 1966.

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• Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.

  Oprah Winfrey

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Freedom, Mistress, Being Free

  Robert A. Heinlein (2014). “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”, p.73, Hachette UK

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• 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

  Inspirational, Success, Dream

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• To believe in yourself and to follow your dreams... This is success!

  Sasha Azevedo

  Motivational, Sports, Dream

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• Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince the person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise.

  Zig Ziglar

  Life Is Too Short, Trying, Want

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Apr 26, 2014

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• Truth is by nature self-evident. As soon as you remove the cobwebs of ignorance that surround it, it shines clear.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Truth, Honesty, Ignorance

  Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Gandhi, Homer A. Jack (2005). “The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi”, p.70, Courier Corporation

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• I think it's important to get your surroundings as well as yourself into a positive state - meaning surround yourself with positive people, not the kind who are negative and jealous of everything you do.

  Heidi Klum

  Positive, Jealousy, Thinking

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• 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

  Friendship, Best Friend, Successful

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• Surround yourself with positive people.

  Melanie

  Inspirational, Positive, Jealousy

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• Surround yourself with people who are doers!

  Wayne Dyer

  Motivational, People, Doers

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• Surround yourself with those who see greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself!

  Zig Ziglar

  Greatness, Doers, Surround Yourself

  FaceBook post by Zig Ziglar from Oct 24, 2013

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• When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it's you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself.

  Steven Spielberg

  Kids, Knowing, People

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Surround yourself with good people. People who are going to be honest with you and look out for your best interests.

  Derek Jeter

  Success, Winning, People

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• Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.

  Queen Latifah

  Surround Sound, People, Example

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• You should feel beautiful and you should feel safe. What you surround yourself with should bring you peace of mind and peace of spirit.

  Stacy London

  Beautiful, Mind, Safe

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• Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth.

  Lucy Hale

  People, Realizing, Surround Yourself

  "9 quotes from the 'pretty little liars' cast that will inspire you to be your best self" by Crystal Bell, www.mtv.com. April 15, 2015.

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• Surround yourself with the right people, and realize your own worth. Honestly, there are enough bad people out there in the world - you don't need to be your own worst enemy.

  Lucy Hale

  Worst Enemy, People, Needs

  "9 Quotes From The 'Pretty Little Liars' Cast That Will Inspire You To Be Your Best Self" by Crystal Bell, www.mtv.com. April 15, 2015.

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• Don't let people disrespect you. My mom says don't open the door to the devil. Surround yourself with positive people.

  Cuba Gooding, Jr.

  Mom, Mother, Positive Thinking

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• The best thing to do when you find yourself in a hurting or vulnerable place is to surround yourself with the strongest, finest, most positive people you know.

  Kristin Armstrong

  Hurt, People, Finding Yourself

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• 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

  Sometimes, Better Person, Surround Yourself

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• Surround yourself with good people. Whether they're the best or not, people are capable of learning if they've got good hearts and they're good souls.

  Kid Rock

  Heart, People, Soul

  “Kid Rock: What I've Learned” by Tom Junod, www.esquire.com. April 20, 2011.

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• I prefer the gradual path My feeling is that mythic forms reveal themselves gradually in the course of your life if you know what they are and how to pay attention to their emergence. My own initiation into the mythic depths of the unconscious has been through the mind, through the books that surround me in this library. I have recognized in my quest all the stages of the hero's journey. I had my calls to adventure, my guides, demons, and illuminations.

  Joseph Campbell

  Book, Hero, Adventure

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• 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

  Attitude, Life Is Too Short, Optimistic

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