"Whether any surfer wants to admit it or not, I think we've all had moments like looking at nice waves coming through the lineup maybe, only for a moment, feeling that we are in the presence of something holy. There is a spiritual-ness when you actually get in harmony with something as natural as the waves and the ocean, and yeah, it is definitely a religious experience."

-- Gerry Lopez

#Spiritual Quotes #Religious Quotes #Nice Quotes

“The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow.”
“It is about getting better every game. Work ethic was the first part. We were not ready to give up and the Slovaks did not give up also. That is what the Olympics are all about. We executed where we needed to execute. It was important to play the way we always play.”
“The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.”
“Nowadays, however, we recognize that simultaneously with the typical case of a chemical reaction a typical case of catalytic effect had been studied which constitutes a limiting case.”
“Your heart is like the ocean, mysterious and dark.”
“The 'Women' had to do with the female painted through all ages, all those idols, and maybe I was stuck to a certain extent; I couldn't go on. It did one thing for me: it eliminated composition, arrangement, relationships, light - all this silly talk about line, colour and form - because that was the thing I wanted to get hold of.”

Source : Willem De Kooning, Gagosian Gallery (2004). “De Kooning: a centennial exhibition”
“Q: What do Jesus and Nicole Brown Simpson have in common? A: They were both killed by the Joooooooose.”
“If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.”

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