“If you surround yourself with the good and righteous, they can only raise you up. If you surround yourself with the others, they will drag you down into the doldrums of mediocrity, and they will keep you there, but only as long as you permit it.”

“If you know you're the best it only makes sense for you to surround yourself with the best. NO EXCEPTIONS”

“I wanted the music to be full, to surround us, to lift us like the swell, so I rented a bloody orchestra. You only live once.”

“Surround yourself only with people who are going to take you higher.”

“Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.”

“Good leadership requires you to surround yourself with people of diverse perspectives who can disagree with you without fear of retaliation.”

“Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.”