He was mastered by the sheer surging of life, the tidal wave of being, the perfect joy of each separate muscle, joint, and sinew in that it was everything that was not death, that it was aglow and rampant, expressing itself in movement, flying exultantly under the stars.

Stupid little boys should learn to use guns and not wave them around.

Today, in every wave of every ocean, I see our children playing and dancing. Today, in every plant, tree, and mountain, I see our children growing in freedom.

That was my dream, to compete against the best surfers in the best waves. But as a kid, it all seemed so unattainable. It was this big dream, but deep down I never thought it could really happen. But my parents always believed I could do it, and they helped me get through all the stages and take all the right steps.

The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water

Like a wave on the ocean I will always come right back to you.

Surfing soothes me, it’s always been a kind of Zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I’m on a wave.

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I thought I’d just do a wave of movies, and then I’d burn out. They just kept coming together.

Do whatever you have to do. People always want to tell you how to do it. No, do it your way. And don’t ask for like oh how can you do it … do it, figure it out. I figured it out one way or another and I did it.

They’ve been tryna stop the wave, but the wave don’t stop

You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.”

You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here

A wave is never found alone, but is mingled with the other waves.