Motivation is temporary. Inspiration is permanent.

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.

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.

A wave isn't like a skate ramp or mountain; everything's moving around, and you have to time how to move along with it. That's easier with a slow wave.

Sachin's pedal sweep confirmed that physical conditions and age cannot stop you from hitting boundaries.

Duty - that which sternly impels us in the direction of profit, along the line of desire.

When girls come up and say, "You're my role model," it's really flattering, but it's also really scary because I'm not perfect and I'm going to make mistakes.

The wisest among us is very lucky never to have met the woman, be she beautiful or ugly, intelligent or stupid, who could drive him crazy enough to be fit to be put into an asylum.

If you look at 'Blade Runner,' it's been cut sixteen ways from Sunday, and there are all kinds of different versions of it.

Life is hard. Life is beautiful. Life is difficult. Life is wonderful.

Oddly enough, I find the best hostages are the live ones. - Karl

Well,' I shrug, all innocent, 'we all ride our little hobbyhorses, don't we, Mr. Peel?

Laws are inoperative in war

Take care of your health, that it may serve you to serve God.