#rounded

They were a group of two dozen nurses completely surrounded by 100,000 unattached American men. ↗

— James A. Michener

#american men #completely #dozen #group #men

Getting married and then having children just centered me and grounded my values. It was like a whole new world. It started happening in New York with a little play called Cruise Control, where I relaxed, and then I kept getting work in Hollywood till this series happened. ↗

— Patricia Richardson

#centered #children #control #cruise #getting

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#because #came #class #curious #enjoying

I'm a lot more grounded now, a lot more settled in my skin. ↗

— Clea Duvall

#i #lot #more #now #settled

Going home and spending time with your family and your real friends keeps you grounded. ↗

— Jennifer Ellison

#friends #going #going home #grounded #home

Until as recently as November of 1966, I had complete faith in the Warren Report. Of course, my faith in the Report was grounded in ignorance, since I had never read it. ↗

— Jim Garrison

#course #faith #grounded #had #i

For the progressive left, social activism grounded in faith and theology crested in the 1960s. ↗

— Mike McCurry

#faith #grounded #left #progressive #social

I find the earth to be a place of misery in which I am surrounded by the conformity that kills society. ↗

— Matt LeBlanc

#conformity #earth #find #i #i am

I surrounded myself with women when I was growing up because I had this horrible psycho father. Now I'm trying to really appreciate and like men more. ↗

— Courtney Love

#because #father #growing #growing up #had

People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage? ↗

— Imelda Marcos

#because #extravagant #garbage #i #me