Quotes About Community

I grew up in suburban New Jersey in a transitional area that was surrounded by farmland that wasn't being cultivated.

I've always surrounded myself with funny people.

I was very lucky because hanging out at a golf course was much better than being on the streets. Golf taught me a great deal. I grew up surrounded by people who were professionals - lawyers, doctors, engineers. Around them, I learned how to behave, speak, eat, dress. I had nothing at home. The club was my home.

I think growing up in skating, I was surrounded by the LGBT community, so I grew up very aware because I was around it so often, and some of the kindest people I know are gay figure skaters.

Without sounding pretentious, it's nice to always be surrounded by creative people who inspire me and keep my levels of creativity charged.

There are some artists that don't like working with other females, which is fine. They have their own thing. I personally love being surrounded by other females.

I was raised in a very activist household so that I grew up surrounded by people who were activists.

God surrounded me with people of faith, people of strong faith, people of power, spiritual power, and I saw little miracles happen in their lives. By it happening in their lives, I started believing it could happen to me.

Being in ballet class, being on the stage, being surrounded by my peers at American Ballet Theater every day, keeps me so humble and grounded. Being in ballet class, I feel, is like this meditation for me every morning.

Moving to Flagstaff from the big city of Melbourne taught me what it takes to become a better runner. For one, there is the altitude, but more importantly, seeking the best is about being surrounded by the best.

I've surrounded myself with good people, so that keeps my head on my shoulders.

I've always surrounded myself with other artists. My close friends, people I've been in relationships with - I went to an arts high school - even my elementary school was arts based.

Old women especially are invisible. I have been to parties where no one knows who I am, so I am ignored until I introduce myself to someone picked at random. Immediately, word gets round, and I am surrounded by people who tell me they are my biggest fans.

I think I have the nicest fans in the world, and I quite like being surrounded by people if we're all feeling the same emotion in the same room.

When you're in New York City or Boston or something, you feel surrounded by cities and by culture.

We spend 364 days a year surrounded by people who kind of are our family, but we never really get to meet them or break through with them.

I was always surrounded by people that wanted to mentor you.

I am surrounded by great people.

I actually kind of prefer working with an ensemble. It's just cool to be surrounded by such great people.

I surrounded myself with a lot of different creative people and ambitious people.

The International Girl Crew isn't supposed to be super exclusive - that's a really important part of our brand and message. It's not just our crew - it's a lifestyle. It's for everybody to know how empowering it is to be surrounded by friends who motivate and support you and who you feel like you can exchange ideas with and do projects with.

You don't have to be in love all the time, but you need to be surrounded by people you have a genuine connection with.

It's really important to be surrounded by people who are going to lift you up.

I was surrounded by music in my family, surrounded by people who sang songs - every single person I knew as a child growing up had one, two, three songs they knew from start to finish.