I wanted to promote skateboarding as much as possible through different media.

You might not make it to the top, but if you are doing what you love, there is much more happiness there than being rich or famous.

I won't quit skating until I am physically unable.

I believe that people should take pride in what they do, even if it is scorned or misunderstood by the public at large.

Being different is awesome! All of those who are different are more interesting than those who are clamoring for acceptance because they follow the path.

My definition of success is doing what you love. I feel many people do things because they feel they have to, and are hesitant to risk following their passion.

I feel like skateboarding is as much of a sport as a lifestyle, and an art form, so there's so much that that transcends in terms of music, fashion, and entertainment.

I love snowboarding, but I would never want to do it competitively or at a professional level. Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion.

Snowboarding is a spawn of skating, and skating is my passion.

I consider skateboarding an art form, a lifestyle and a sport. 'Action sport' would be the least offensive categorization.

The irony about selling out is that they only call you a sell-out when your stuff finally sells - I've had products bearing my name since I was 14, but nobody was buying them then.

There is no error more absurd, and yet more rooted in the heart of man, than the belief that his sufferings will promote his spiritual safety.

Life will be felt so "flat" without passion .

I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.

Sometimes there is no comfort, only the knowledge that the worst has happened

Trying to design the perfect plan is the perfect recipe for disappointment.

All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct.

Australia is a lucky country run by second-rate people who share its luck.

More important than the quest for certainty is the quest for clarity.

You have to maintain a culture of transformation and stay true to your values.

Like all virtuous people he imagines he must speak the truth.