I'm the competitor, I'm the one who has to wear the brunt of that being a good or bad score. And I'm not too worried about it. I don't know why so many are to be honest with you.

It's like the mafia. Once you're in - your in. There's no getting out.

Not to sound too deep or weird, but I think that the times when you really appreciate surfing are the times you're really sort of becoming one with nature. Surfing's as raw of a sport as it gets.

Motivation is temporary. Inspiration is permanent.

The joy of surfing is so many things combined, from the physical exertion of it, to the challenge of it, to the mental side of the sport.

It's all about where your mind's at

I think when a surfer becomes a surfer, it's almost like an obligation to be an environmentalist at the same time.

Surfing is my religion, if I have one.

For a surfer, it's never-ending. There's always some wave you want to surf.

I've always thought surfing is a reflection of who you are.

Most anything I've ever set my mind to, I could accomplish.

Fear the sword of sin, it leads to death of the soul.

Once you cross the threshold, you will never be the same. That is a fact.

Do not hate someone else’s ‘shine’…but have enough courage to look in the mirror and see the truth for what it is.

Sometimes we ask God for help and God gives us hope, not because it's different, but because it's the same.

Good-to-great companies set their goals and strategies based on understanding; comparison companies set their goals and strategies based on bravado.

In so many ways I am the opposite of Jesus' lifestyle. This keeps me up at night. I can't have authentic communion with Him while mired in the trappings He begged me to avoid.

There is no salvation for those outside the Church.

I do not believe there is anything useful which men can know with exactitude that they cannot know by arithmetic and algebra.

I always thought signing was an artist's honour and guarantee of authenticity.

Capitalism doesn't consider morality. It considers profitability.