I shave my body probably once a week, maybe twice a week on the arms, just to keep it fresh.

Don't ever give up. You gotta keep trying, and never give up.

Hopefully, kids realize you can do anything you want. Skateboarding can be that gateway.

I'm living with every step. I can't live with regret. The past is the past. I'm not worried about it. I can't change it. I can't fix it. It is what it is. I'm just living.

The world is just waiting to be skated.

Whatever sport you choose, do it because you love it, and don't expect to be an expert first thing. It takes time to do well at anything, but if you love it, you'll stick with it.

I am always hurt, but what are you going to do? I have to skate.

I like skateboarding. I'm here on this planet to skateboard; I feel this is what God wants me to do. I just live it. I get hurt all the time. I break bones. It's just all part of the process.

I live to ride, and ride to live.

No one can tell me what to do on my skateboard. My skateboard is my safe spot. I can learn tricks, I can have fun, I can do whatever I want on my skateboard.

Every time somebody calls me out or tries to start something, it's motivation.

The Larger A Purpose, The Bigger The Manifestation

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

The difficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion but rather to know it.

I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically.

The issue of childcare is the missing link in the full contribution of women to our society and to our economy.

Some people prefer the passenger role, because it imposes no real pressure to decide or stand accountable for their life results.

To me it's awe-inspiring ... All those billions of little evolutionary steps leading to this sensation of being "me."

The only excuse for not coming to a class or a performance is death.

Our lives are our mythic journeys, and our happy endings are still to be won.

If your letters are as long as the bible, they will appear short to me. Only let them be brim full of affection.