Surroundings Quotes

What surrounds us is what is within us.

~ T.f. Hodge

If you do not work on self- improvement or do not develop strength of character, you will be inclined to succumb to the opinions of the people surrounding you or to the standards criminally imposed on you by the society

~ Sunday Adelaja

Desire to dwell in a clean environment.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You must stop living under the pressure of the environment and surrounding and culture and tradition.

~ Sunday Adelaja

Find the right surroundings, the people who will help you to carry out your mission and realize your gift

~ Sunday Adelaja

Look around you… There! Yes, there!! There's what you need to succeed.

~ Nike Thaddeus

If a man realizes who he is, he will not react to the negative things surrounding him

~ Sunday Adelaja

I never said it was easy to find your place in this world, but I’m coming to the conclusion that if you seek to please others, you will forever be changing because you will never be yourself, only fragments of someone you could be. You need to belong to yourself, and let others belong to themselves too. You need to be free and detached from things and your surroundings. You need to build your home in your own simple existence, not in friends, lovers, your career or material belongings, because these are things you will lose one day. That’s the natural order of this world. This is called the practice of detachment.

~ Charlotte Eriksson

It's not the surrounding that has changed, it's us who changed.

~ Fatima Faisal

If we don’t live in the same vibe, it is hard to be aware of each other. When our reading differs from our neighbors’ reality, our surroundings may take a range of discordant shades and daily episodes become unrecognizable. But if we endeavor to find out, the “who is who”, the “what is what” and the “where is Waldo”, we might demonstrate our social literacy and connectedness. (Fish for silence.)

~ Erik Pevernagie

If a person is not inspiring you positively. There is no reason for you to be around them. You don't need their negativity in your life. There's already too much in the world. Surround yourself with people who are going to uplift you and encourage you to move forward with your dreams and goals.

~ Amaka Imani Nkosazana

A silence overtook the odd family in their odd surroundings as loss became the mockery of the moment, and they were caught up in the emotional release that is common in a theater audience after the sudden ending of a tragic movie; the curtain closes and the people are still in their seats, numb and sighing their way back into reality.

~ Dan Groat

There is no question that the objects that surround us impact our experience of the world.

~ Katherine Center

The perpetual movement of the water, rolling from and to unknown destinations, the voices of the sea shield us from the raging furies and shrieking sounds of dystopian surroundings, creating an unwinding veil for stilled happiness, acquainting us with the gentle, cosmic rhythms of an extraneous world. They are a soothing relief and let us listen to the voices of our inner world. (Voices of the sea )

~ Erik Pevernagie

Kids are naturally curious about the world around them. Everything is fascinating and holds their attention as they explore their new surroundings. Adults however, have grown up hearing the word ‘no’, ‘don't do that,’ and ‘quit daydreaming so often, they create their own little world, a world with lots of limitations. What then do most adults teach to their children? ‘No’, ‘don't do that,’ and ‘quit daydreaming.’ So, what can you learn from a child today…?

~ James A. Murphy

Our existence and our environment enclose entities of divinity.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

We must experience Heaven on earth;May your homes, surroundings and work places portray a safe clean environment.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

There are four types of environments; the one that can help destroy you, the one that can help improve you, the one that can destroy the improved you and the one that can improve the destroyed you. Watch out and be vigilant!

~ Israelmore Ayivor

Whenever you should doubt your self-worth, remember the lotus flower.Even though it plunges to life from beneath the mud, it does not allow the dirt that surrounds it to affect its growth or beauty. Be that lotus flower always. Do not allow any negativity or ugliness in your surroundings destroy your confidence, affect your growth, or make you question your self-worth.

~ Suzy Kassem

He who didn't succeed at his own dreams, was too busy listening to another's failures.

~ Nikki Rowe

The effect of change in surroundings is like that of lapse of time in making the past seem remote.

~ Edward Bellamy

Do not allow any negativity or ugliness in your surroundings, or anybody at all, destroy your confidence or affect your growth as a blooming flower. It is very normal for one ugly weed to not want to stand alone.

~ Suzy Kassem

When we stake a claim to the needs and wants of our life, we may easily fail to live up to the standards of others. Empathy and connectedness, however, might bridge the gap, by stirring our consciousness of the sensitive queries and by assessing the intricate framework of our surroundings with their countless, prickly nitty-gritties. (Absence of Desire)

~ Erik Pevernagie

You paint the picture of your surroundings. Paint it beautifully.

~ A.d. Posey

When your life feels like you're on a sailboat, with no wind to fill your sails, there are still choices. You can drop anchor and enjoy your surroundings. Start your motor, if you have one. Grab an oar and start paddling, or wait for the wind to fill your sails once again. There are always other choices while crossing the ocean of life…

~ James A. Murphy

What he’s looking for, what he wants, is all around him, but he doesn’t want that because it is all around him. Every step’s an effort, both physically and spiritually, because he imagines his goal to be external and distant.

~ Robert M. Pirsig

Smile carry your magical fragrance and vibrations which sooth the surroundings where you go.

~ Kishore Bansal

Surround yourself with everything and everyone that will help you feel your best, think your best, do your best, and be your best.

~ Farshad Asl

Create and maintain a beautiful environment and surroundings in which to live.

~ Bryant Mcgill

Not everyone will appreciate the beauty of their surroundings like you do. Spend time with those that do.

~ April Mae Monterrosa

Due to our act of Personal Irresponsibility, illegal businesses are set-up, our neighbourhoods are not secured and the economy directly and indirectly takes a big hit. The government alone cannot be blamed for this, because this is our neighbourhood and if we cannot take care of our immediate surroundings, then we are clearly not carrying out our responsibilities and we don’t have any business blaming someone else.

~ Sunday Adelaja

The man who has no inner-life is a slave to his surroundings.

~ Henri-Frédéric Amiel

Till now I have never shot a scene without taking account of what stands behind the actors because the relationship between people and their surroundings is of prime importance.

~ Michelangelo Antonioni

Your surroundings may change but your essence and your personality pretty much stay the same.

~ Jenna Dewan