I was picking up surfing, which I also fell in love with. Then I was like, man, to combine the two [free ride and surfing ] would be perfect.

We will never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it. It's this self discovery that inevitably takes us to the wildest places on earth.

We'll never know our full potential unless we push ourselves to find it.

It’s not the destination but the adventure along the way.

Experiencing the world through Endless secondhand information isn't enough. If we want authenticity we have to initiate it.

Now you're gonna take beatings. It's written in our DNA, you know. You're gonna go down. You get up, it's that simple.

If we want authenticity we have to initiate it.

If we want authenticity, we have to initiate it. Self-discovery takes us to the wildest places on earth

What is snowboarding to me? I'd say it's when I feel passion. That is, if passion is a combination of utter joy, frustration and rage. It's my life.

You know, I wouldn't even call snowboarding a sport, you know for me it's just a way of life

When your location is a snowy mountain in the winter the obstacles are pretty extreme.

We can find the answers will seek in books.

Never be focused on yourself.

The more you get, the more you get to give.

Never try to catch two frogs with one hand.

The most dangerous trap is just living and forgetting that God exists.

The challenge for any fiction writer is that your job involves simply sitting at a desk for a very, very long time.

Great men too make mistakes, and many among them do it so often that one is almost tempted to call them little men.

The chief problem in historical honesty is not outright lying. It is omission or de-emphasis of important data. The definition of 'important', of course, depends on one's values.

I take square aim at an unbiblical churchianity that has resulted in a church-centric religion that fails to reflect the heart of God for people.

With you, intimacy colors my voice. Even 'hello' sounds like 'come here'.