Marcus Garvey

There is no force like success, and that is why the individual makes all effort to surround himself throughout life with the evidence of it; as of the individual, so should it be of the nation.

Jamaican Publisher

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Property is intended to serve life, and no matter how much we surround it with rights and respect, it has no personal being. It is part of the earth man walks on. It is not man.

American Leader

Dolly Parton

I'm trying my best to keep up with all this new technology, and I surround myself with all these wonderful people that are in the know and kind of help me out with all that.

American Singer

Dwayne Johnson

I liked his ability to deal with a lot of the negativity that surrounded him. Even though he was in a world that he didn't want to be in, he still saw the bigger picture.

American Actor

Luka Modric

I believe that I've improved a lot as a player and a person, because being surrounded by great players on a daily basis helps your development out on the pitch.

Croatian Athlete

Aldous Huxley

Science has explained nothing; the more we know the more fantastic the world becomes and the profounder the surrounding darkness.

English Novelist

Kim Kardashian

Even the people I surround myself with... are wiser, a little bit older than me, where before, all my boyfriends were younger.

American Celebrity

Michelle Obama

I always tell young girls, surround yourself with goodness. I learned early on how to get the haters out of my life.

American First Lady

John Wooden

Whatever you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you.

American Coach

Jaya Prada

Indian Actress

Refers to tangible things or people physically enveloping an area or object.

Physical Presence

Often used to describe a complete sensory experience, being immersed in stimuli.

Sensory Immersion

Used metaphorically to refer to the cultural or societal environment one is in.

Cultural Environments

Carries a notion of being cared for when used with family and friends.

Embracing Feeling

Suggests a protective layer or barrier when used with objects.

Protective Layer

Implies creating a particular mood or setting around an event or moment.

Atmosphere Creation

Used in military context to mean gaining a tactical advantage over the enemy.

Strategic Position

Has a connotation of besiegement and confinement in military terms.

Confinement

Implies exerting control or putting pressure on an opposing force.

Pressure and Control

 a thick flexible layer made of fats and proteins, that surrounds and protects the inner components. It's semipermeable, meaning that it lets some thing pass in and out but blocks others. The cell membrane is covered with tiny projections. They all have functions, like helping cells adhere to their neighbors

Cell vs. virus: A battle...

 but occasionally, the pressures of modern life forces us to clench and hold it in. How bad is this habit, and how long can our bodies withstand it? The answers lie in the workings of the bladder, an oval pouch that sits inside the pelvis. Surrounding this structure are several other organs

Is it bad to hold your...

 Wishing to be represented in the paintings they financed, these merchants preferred middle class subjects depicted in spaces that looked like their own homes surrounded by familiar objects. The maps that appear in Vermeer's paintings, for example, were considered fashionable and worldly

Why is Vermeer's "Girl...

 your pupils dilate, and your body releases glucose for additional energy, not because you're in danger but because your body is telling you that something important is happening. To help you focus, norepinephrine creates a sort of tunnel vision, blocking out surrounding distractions,

The science of...

 much of this surface performs similar functions, such as sweating, feeling heat and cold, and growing hair. But after a deep cut or wound, the newly healed skin will look different from the surrounding area, and may not fully regain all its abilities for a while, or at all.

How a wound heals itself...

 no matter their shape or size all volcanoes emit gas and molten rock the journey of these emissions begins deep underground in the earth's core the core which can burn as hot as the surface of the sun transfers its heat to the surrounding rocky mantle

Volcanoes 101 PIPE National...

 dishonored and defiled the home people pray here he said you're bringing these people here to do these things he called up other uncle's who came to the house sat me down surrounded me and berated me over and over making me feel so guilty

An inside look at...

 Yet H. pylori survives the acidic turmoil of the stomach with a variety of features that disrupt mucosal defense in its favor. For example, it produces an enzyme called urease that helps protect it from the surrounding gastric acid.

The surprising cause of...

 to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important, is to curb the curiosity to mine for the sordid details --

Rethinking infidelity...

 This raises a few problems. Her lunch is three times her size packed with venom and surrounded by a sticky trap.