"They'll try to apply the rules of the day to the game, where you can't touch your board with your hands, or you can't step off your board, etc and I want nothing to do with it. It's like a game from a different planet or something and it's hard for me to relate to anybody who would think of skateboarding in such a narrow way."

-- Mike Vallely

#Thinking Quotes #Hands Quotes #Games Quotes

“You don't need planning permission to build castles in the sky”
“I think it is appropriate to ask whether this trend is compatible with values rooted in our nation's history, among them the high value Americans have traditionally placed on equality of opportunity.”

Source : "RPT-UPDATE 2-Citing U.S. values, Yellen says greatly concerned by rise in economic inequality". www.reuters.com. October 17, 2014.
“I'm very good at forgetting people.”
“The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.”

Source : Frederick William Robertson (1866). “Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton”, p.34
“We preach and practice brotherhood â€” not only of man but of all living beings â€” not on Sundays only but on all the days of the week. We believe in the law of universal justice â€” that our present condition is the result of our past actions and that we are not subjected to the freaks of an irresponsible governor, who is prosecutor and judge at the same time; we depend for our salvation on our own acts and deeds and not on the sacrificial death of an attorney.”
“Effective leadership is about earning respect, and it's also about personality and charisma”
“We could have lost faith and just let this battle with cancer get the best of us, or I could give my daughter's battle with cancer a purpose and use my platform to try to raise as much awareness as possible.”

Source : "The ESPYs: The Only Awards Show That Matters" by Ryan Bort, www.esquire.com. July 16, 2015.
“Wait until the end, like the last two or three minutes of cooking, to add barbecue sauce, so it cooks into your meat. But if you add it too early, it will make your fire flame up. You don't have to slather on the sauce. Just lightly paste each side.”

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