#surrounded

Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience. ↗

— Evelyn Glennie

#country #digest #experience #explore #how

I was raised by a single mother and I've been in a 10-year relationship with my girlfriend. My whole life I've been surrounded by women. ↗

— Jon Hamm

#girlfriend #i #i was raised #life #mother

It is also rarer to find happiness in a man surrounded by the miracles of technology than among people living in the desert of the jungle and who by the standards set by our society would be considered destitute and out of touch. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#among #considered #desert #destitute #find

I'm making a movie about relationships, and I'm surrounded by guys scared of talking to girls. ↗

— Judd Apatow

#guys #i #making #movie #relationships

I was always surrounded by expectation from the very first race I ran as a 5-year-old. ↗

— Cathy Freeman

#expectation #first #i #race #ran

I like to be surrounded by splendid things. ↗

— Freddie Mercury

#like #splendid #surrounded #things

I got into theatre very early, so yes I was surrounded by gay people quite early and frequently. ↗

— Judith Light

#frequently #gay #got #i #into

I had a very difficult childhood. I was surrounded by people who had both parents, which made me feel different. Having a bit of a rougher existence early on, it made me appreciate the work ethic that my grandparents instilled in me. ↗

— George Lopez

#bit #both #childhood #different #difficult

I wanted to become a champ - I was surrounded by champs in my family and in my neighborhood - and because of this stupid accident, I lost my opportunity. ↗

— Olivier Martinez

#because #become #champ #family #i

I sort of always had an inkling towards some kind of an art form. I grew up in a very small town, and I just figure-skated. My dad played hockey and I was surrounded by sports, but it wasn't quite doing it for me. I wasn't totally fulfilled, and I did a lot of skating. ↗

— Rachel McAdams

#art #art form #dad #did #doing