"I firmly believe that a representational painting is only as strong as its abstract components."

“My favorite thing [about surfing] is being creative on waves; it's like an art form. You can do whatever you want on that wave if you work hard at it and just have fun out there.”

“Few souls understand what God would effect in them if they should give themselves entirely into his hands and allow his grace to act.”

“I do still have some of the experience from playing, but it's been so long since I've been out in those quarters, semis, finals, the important final matches, just against the top players.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“You say you're not special because the world doesn't know about you, but that's an insult to me. I know about you.”

“Pray with a pure heart and pray from where you are. God will answer your prayers. There is no need to abandon the world or retreat to a jungle.”

“The thing I loved the most - and still love the most about teaching - is that you can connect with an individual or a group, and see that individual or group exceed their limits.”

Source : "Duke of the Court". Interview, www.achievement.org. May 22, 1997.

“The only rule I have found to have any validity in writing is not to bore yourself.”

“Day by day, the number of devices, platforms, and browsers that need to work with your site grows. Responsive web design represents a fundamental shift in how we'll build websites for the decade to come.”