Deepak Chopra Quotes

Only solitary men know the full joys of frienship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything.

I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.

It's good to have someone on the tour so close to you - I mean, like, my sister. There is no one closer to me on the tour, so I don't need any other friends than her. We always talk about everything; not only about tennis, but about all the other stuff around tennis.

Although I really like the people I travel with, family is just different, and having them around at all times is a really nice thing - and a luxury.

Any one of us knows how happy you get when your best friend, or your sister, or your brother sends you a text and just says, "Hey, how are you? I was thinking about you." That's become such a important part of our lives.

Affection is the most important thing. And the quality of affection - with your friends, your lovers, your family. But particularly for your own generation.

Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.

I have always liked coming home and sharing what has happened that day with my loved ones. I like comparing notes. I know other people do, too. I think there is a human instinct to tell stories, no matter who you are or where you live.

It's important for me to have my family close.

I've got really good friends and family. My parents, after 30 years, are still incredibly in love, still make each other laugh, which is a beautiful thing to see. And my brother and his fiance are completely happy, so if I feel a bit lonely, I just go and sit with them and feel their love.

As regards personal relationships I cannot say that I had any particularly personal intercourse with anyone.

Witnessing the bond between a parent and their little ones firsthand really brought home to me how much I was missing.

I'm so used to being within 10 minutes of my family.

My family is probably too involved in my life because they are my best friends, but I love that.

What I'm talking about, what I strongly suggest to people, is that they should get closer to the people they're with.

My brother and Lauren are very close with me and they are in Sun Valley, so sometimes I need to go there and feel their presence. And there are times I need to see my bro' alone.

Even now, my husband Jerry, our son Matthew and I live only five minutes away from my parents home, and my brothers live about ten minutes away. It's been great having such a supportive family.

My family keeps me sane. I try to talk to my mum every other day. After I get off the phone, I have a renewed sense of clarity, so I guess a problem shared is a problem lost. It's important to me to keep them close.

Intimacy and community buffer stress.

My family is my biggest critic.

My family is extremely close and will always be with each other, and I want that for myself.

I just longed for certain connections and attachments with another person that I really lacked, I believe, growing up.

I've had my family around me all the time, and that's been a great help.

I need my family and friends around all the time. They are always my number one priority, and that will never change.

I keep my family around me.