#rounded

And in the end, bin Laden died in a squalid suburban compound surrounded by his wives and children and far from the front lines of his holy war. ↗

— Peter L. Bergen

#children #compound #died #end #far

I've been surrounded by some of the best economic minds in the country, and hopefully I've absorbed some of that. ↗

— John Bolton

#best #country #economic #hopefully #i

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well. ↗

— Anton Chekhov

#art #science #surrounded #wealthy #well

I'm not opposed to adoption. It's not in my immediate future because I'm on the move a lot and if I were going to be father I would like to be more grounded. ↗

— John Corbett

#because #father #future #going #grounded

You know, back in the 1950s and '60s, when J. Edgar Hoover was making the FBI the respected organization it used to be, oftentimes they would find a fugitive and basically have his house surrounded, and then put out a press release saying he was on the top 10 most wanted list. And 10 minutes later, he'd be arrested. ↗

— Howie Carr

#back #basically #edgar #fbi #find

All the tribes tell the same story. They are surrounded on all sides, the game is destroyed or driven away; they are left to starve, and there remains but one thing for them to do - fight while they can. ↗

— George Crook

#destroyed #driven #fight #game #left

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

I never did say that you can't be a nice guy and win. I said that if I was playing third base and my mother rounded third with the winning run, I'd trip her up. ↗

— Leo Durocher

#did #guy #her #i #mother

My family truly believes they are better cooks than I am. They see me as Giada, not as a celebrity chef. To them I'm just me - their granddaughter, niece, etc., and they're older and wiser. I like that because it keeps you grounded. ↗

— Giada De Laurentiis

#because #believes #better #celebrity #chef

We read on the foreheads of those who are surrounded by a foolish luxury, that fortune sells what she is thought to give. ↗

— Jean de La Fontaine

#foreheads #fortune #give #luxury #read