Where I'm coming from is that nothing I do is from a sense of obligation.

I always try to individualize everything, every person. I see individuals and that's why I've never fallen for racism, or any type or classification of people.

We didn't call it a sport necessarily, and skaters definitely weren't thought of as athletes, we were thought of as misfits.

I desire to have a dialogue that's positive, and communicative and moves forward, and is about something real, not just consumption.

When I got sponsored, it symbolized a major change and a major shift in skateboarding.

I feel like the best thing, as far as what I do with kids, is I treat them like human beings.

Everything that I'm really about is being an individualist. I believe in individuality.

I grew up with heroes, people who made me aspire to raise my game, to dream bigger and I like to keep it that simple.

If someone told me I had to give back, or I'm supposed to give back, or I'm supposed to do these things, I would reject that. My actions are those of valuing and caring.

I'm not going to beat somebody up for talking smack to me, especially another skater.

If I signed a contract that meant someone else wouldn't be playing.

Don’t fear uniqueness. Fear similarities and acceptance. Create a new trend by defining yourself.

There are no environments where you're only going to win, because life just isn't like that.

You can do great and mighty things by the power of God.

Maxim 20: If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Humanity cannot be degraded by humiliation.

The world is a heap of people, a sea of tiny flames.

In real life, as well as in experiments, people can come to believe things that never really happened.

I am a voyager - and the voyage cannot mean that I stay at home.

Middle class was defined by having certain values and only a certain amount of money. But this new middle class seems to have absolutely no values and an unlimited amount of money.

My grandfather for example only died twice, once during the war and once in the 1980s.