#rounded

I learned that surrounding myself with people who are able to help me is like being surrounded by tangible godliness. ↗

— Jada Pinkett Smith

#being #godliness #help #i #learned

It's totally mistaken to suppose that an armed escort is going to give a journalist any protection - on the contrary, journalists who turn up surrounded by armed personnel are just turning themselves into targets and in even worse danger. ↗

— Kate Adie

#armed #contrary #danger #escort #even

You’re insane,” I told him, and stood up to dress. He hugged me from behind, pressing hard against me, rubbing his smooth chest along my back. He spoke into my ear, “Insane for you, my love. ↗

— R.K. Lilley

#grounded #love #rk-lilley #love

You know, my family is very musical, I was surrounded by it. And from four years old I was the one that asked my mother could I take piano lessons. ↗

— John Legend

#could #family #four #i #know

One of the things that's influenced me musically was my experience at Brown University. I was surrounded by musicians that I really admired, and felt challenged to come up with music, lyrics, and recordings that stood up to the expectations of those musicians and myself. ↗

— Lisa Loeb

#brown #challenged #come #expectations #experience

Both the man of science and the man of action live always at the edge of mystery, surrounded by it. ↗

— J. Robert Oppenheimer

#always #both #edge #live #man

When you're surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when you're by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you don't feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like you're really alone. ↗

— Fiona Apple

#anybody #crowd #even #feel #huge

Two special agents at the front door pulled me outside. By that time, they had already had the house surrounded with loaded weapons, machine guns, shotguns... about 25 federal agents. ↗

— Sherman Austin

#agents #already #door #federal #front

I have no private life at all. I am a hunted woman. I can't take a step without being questioned and surrounded. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#being #hunted #i #i am #life

Just practice hard and stay grounded. Treat people like you want to be treated and work hard. ↗

— Bo Bice

#hard #just #like #people #practice