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Surfing is not an organized sport, but it does have rules. The surfer closest to the curl has the right of way.

Matt Armstrong

Surfing is not my strong point. And... I don't really have a tan. I go to the tanning place, the one that sprays you with color.

Lori Loughlin

Surfing is such an amazing concept. You're taking on Nature with a little stick and saying, 'I'm gonna ride you!' And a lot of times Nature says, 'No you're not!' and crashes you to the bottom.

Jolene Blalock

Surfing, like snowboarding is becoming more mainstream. It's really getting much more popular as people realize it's not that hard.

Bruce Condon

We're in a wait-and-see pattern, but I will be willing to bet we'll have surf this weekend. I've already put the word out to the lifeguards that the lull is over.

Bob West

A recent surf [of the Internet] showed some sites offering these services were registered to foreign addresses.

Lydia Parnes

Patience permits us to cling to our faith in the Lord when we are tossed about by suffering as if by surf. When the undertow grasps us we will realize that we are somehow being carried forward even as we tumble. We are actually being -helped even as we cry for help.

Neal A. Maxwell

It all started after high school when we would take different surf trips and learn about different cultures. I never studied it formally, but I learned a lot during my visits.

Keith Lyerly

The photos were taken at the three islands, North Island, South Island, and Stewart Island. There are a few good shots of a famous surf spot called Raglan - it's the longest surf left in the world and featured in the classic surf movie 'Endless Summer.' I also have a few of Clint's fishing boat, F/V Rachel, leaving the Port of New Zealand.

Karen Edwards

I was supposed to be on my way to Hawaii to surf. But this inconvenience has fouled the whole thing up.

Jack Murphy

It seems like an awful invitation for people to go out surfing, and I consider it just plain foolhardy, but it's pretty much what you consider your life worth.

Diana Henderson

Nada Surf and Harvey Danger are good bands. I think they've just stayed true to why they play music in the first place, it's just because they love doing it and they love each other and that's the impetus for doing it, not trying to keep singles on the radio and on MTV.

Ben Gibbard

Surf and skateboarding - all these looks are influencing boys fashion.

Laura Mcdowell

Don't put yourself at risk. Water, either surf conditions or swift water creeks, and streams are unbelievably powerful. And we've lost people's lives in this county due to it.

Dan Turner

He loved surfing. He just loved the Hawaiian lifestyle.

Friederike Boszko

We hate surf schools. Basically, surf schools bring so many people to the lineup that it becomes hazardous.

Joe Henry

It's a pretty bizarre scene here with a freeway built right over the sand. I spun out looking back in from the line-up. The Japanese people are really cool too. They run around all day snapping off photos. They love surfing and they love us coming here.

Mick Fanning

Every country we'd go to, I could see the reactions of the other competitors and coaches -- they knew they were seeing something special. His excellence in surfing, coming from such a small body and a young mind, was the difference between him and the others. He always had a great attitude and made friends everywhere we went.

Bruce Walker

Whether it was here, there, or Waianae or anywhere, they were going to solve the problems. They were going to have the surf.

Marion Kelly

We had him ready, but I was scared of (Bobby) Frankel's horse (Major Success) to be truthful with you. But (Surf Cat) ran really big. We'll see how he pulls up and see what's next. Santa Anita is my favorite place.

Bruce Headley

Redondo is always, no matter what, out to have a good time. That's what surfing is supposed to be all about.

Marina Richardson

His surf career is kinda over, so he's at a crossroads when a friend comes to him and says here's an opportunity to work with these girls. ... He has to make sure they train, don't stay out late, and show up to events on time. I'm grooming them for a pro career.

David Chokachi

It didn't matter then, and it doesn't matter now ---- it's all surfing and it's all fun.

David Nuuhiwa

Justin is the girl's guru and surf instructor; an ex-pro who's lost his way in life.

David Chokachi

I put in my order and Neptune came through for us. There?s a charm and a mystique about Surf-O-Rama that we always get waves.

Jim Lucas

Based on my understanding of the connections and equipment at issue, it appears the NSA is capable of conducting what amounts to vacuum-cleaning surveillance of all the data crossing the Internet, whether that be people's e mail, Web surfing or any other data.

Mark Klein

Baja is one of the premier surf music bands. We'll give a prize to the person with the best surfing outfit that night.

Doris Welle

Andrew totally gets surf and beach culture. But onto that he brings his own take, this vast knowledge, and elevates it to something I've never seen before.

Steve Jones

It was a hard race; a lot of paddling, not too much surfing. But I didn't have the best day out there. I was kind of all over the place, so I know we can get faster.

Karel Tresnak Jr

We're trying to warn surfers that we have high surf and strong rip currents and they should use extreme caution.

Mike Cunningham

It's gotten to the point now where I surf the fan sites everyday and download cool things the fans have created, which is really ironic in a way!

Will Wright

Those Santa Cruz guys are better surfers than me, but that's big-wave surfing for you. Everyone's got a chance.

Grant Baker

I would like the UNCW Surf Club to be a place for all students no matter what ability to come together and enjoy the art and sport of surfing. I don't know if many students know that the Surf Club has its own surfboards for the students to us.

Claire Magee

Its hard, especially through the surf line ---- you have to be in sync. Timing is huge.

Blake Faumuina

There has been a lot of tension among publishers about technology. But if you ask me if I'd rather have someone watching television or someone surfing the Internet, I'd prefer the Internet because it requires some form of reading.

Richard Sarnoff

There are only two events at Pipe right now, this and the Pipe Masters, and it's one of the best waves in the world. So even though this one doesn't get as much press as the Pipe Masters, it's still just as big in a lot of our eyes. We all know what it takes to surf at Pipe.

Pancho Sullivan

I love to ski and surf, and I have to drive to get anywhere, ... I'm kind of a hypocrite. I've got a 'Keep Tahoe Blue' sticker on my truck, and I only get 15 mpg.

George Schultz

Surfing wasn't about money back then. Surfers always lived cheaply and scraped by.

Mark Cunningham

There's really been very intense growth in the surf charter industry, ... You wouldn't believe how many and how varied the locations are that we offer packages to — Fiji, Samoa, Maldives, Indonesia, and all over Central and South America. Even the Galapagos Islands.

Sean Murphy

We had a couple of good rescues. We had a guy from Las Vegas – maybe he learned to surf in a wave pool; I don't know.

Karl Tallman

I surf out of Harmony on a big wave. It's all Tabitha's fault.

Kathleen Noone

It isn't going to get any bigger. We're limited on space. Hey, Cocoa Beach is a small town. Now we're focusing on increasing the quality of surfing, boosting the prize purse and creating more family fun.

Dick Catri

Namotu just exudes the exotic island experience. It has that crystal-clear water that people want for their dream surf vacation.

Sean Murphy

There's no doubt he (Surf Cat) cost me the race. I'm trying the best I can to slow it down and he's on me. My horse ran great, but he just fell apart the last 20 yards.

Patrick Valenzuela

We have so many (hate) groups throughout the country, ... One only needs to surf the Internet to learn about most of them.

John Fernandez

Even though we're rebuilding, who knows what will pan out. They're enjoying it. I have 26, 27 girls here everyday, trying to learn. We went surfing for practice one day to build team (unity).

Andy Been

It?s a cabaret kind of thing. You can do a lot of different things surfing from one thing to another.

Keith Munslow

There's all kinds of surf music, but why subdivide it? Come on out, and if you like what you hear, come on out again.

Jim Nichols

My goal was not only to make these donations as a testimonial to Kelly's perfect wave scores and his passion for surfing, but more importantly to join him in enriching the lives of children with special needs.

Jim Macdonald

Speaking from the perspective of the Santa Maria and Lompoc valleys and Surf Beach.

Joni Gray

Although December actually set a record high for the number of days of surf averaging 12 feet, it never got to the point where we could actually run the event. It was the same for January.

George Downing

It was only cool to have blond hair and be a surfer chick [in Sydney]. I could learn how to surf, but I still looked Italian. It took me a long time to realize that was a good thing.

Natalie Imbruglia

By allowing consumers to wirelessly surf the Web, personalize their PSP and access and share new audio, video and image formats, PSP continues to evolve the entertainment experience out of the home.

Andrew House

When I was younger, I had no problem renting a car and driving down every dirt road in Baja or Costa Rica looking for great waves to avoid crowds, ... It was fun, but as I've gotten older, I'm more inclined to charter a surf camp trip. Frankly, I'm looking for a little more comfort and a lot less hassle.

Duncan Taylor

As a veteran surf camp instructor, I've had my share of hospital runs, sharks, mishaps, and close calls. I thought my stories were intense, until other surfers began sending me theirs.

Paul Diamond

It's just the best way to start your day. People who surf, they know the object is to have fun. You work hard, but you work hard to have fun.

Cynthia Derosier

It's definitely one of the hazards with a powerful storm such as this. It's advised to not go near the surf ... Water is a powerful thing.

Michael Colby

Constant surfing can have benefits. On Wednesday and Thursday we will put 10,000 tickets up for sale on the internet.

Jens Grittner

Boy, we partied, man. They were crazy days, man. Just partying all the time. We'd go surfing - Heath taught me to surf - and we'd get up at 6am and take off to the northern beaches and surf in the sunrise, and then cruise around, and girls and beer and parties.

Martin Henderson

It will resurface at some point. [But] I have been hearing very good things about how the surf zones have been run this summer.

Bob Simpson

There is that desire to go surf the waves by yourself, just you and nature and I will never do it again, never.

Davis Bunn

This is definitely hurricane surf.

Joe Kennedy

I wish there were another five minutes in the heat. I'm always upset when I get second. I am disappointed. It took me 25 minutes to find out where I wanted to surf.

Layne Beachley

I haven't prepared as much I would like to but it will be fun to get out there again. I have nothing left to prove in surfing but still have the desire to keep going.

Layne Beachley

This event ranks really high because it is for the best surfers in the world at this age. And what I like about it is the team concept. They're not just surfing as individuals, but they're representing where they're from.

Rainos Hayes

Most people are paying more than that for dialup, and they can't talk on the phone while they surf. If they can move up to a good speed then they can start to benefit from some more of these applications, then I think the value really comes into a play.

Bobbi Henson

In the entire history of surfing ... only a handful of surfers who have dropped off the WTC have been able to claw their way back.

Robert Gerard

This is definitely the best time to surf, and the beach gets pretty crowded when there's a hurricane out there.

Joe Wooden

I want to see (trainer Mike) Estes surf.

Dave Balza

During the warmer seasons we have weekly Surf Clinics that members can either surf or choose to just hang out on the beach. On those days we also have surfboards for members who don't have boards to try out with instruction from our more experienced members.

Claire Magee

My dad was totally into surfing, and he got all of us boys into it.

Tim Brolaski

Surfing helps me with soccer and life. It's a good relief where I can go chill. I don't have to worry about school or soccer.

Drew Delis

Not only are we going to see a lot of rain, but some flooding is a possibility across Central Florida and there is a high-surf advisory across Florida.

Jerry Steffen

It's like looking at waves at the beach. You see them rolling in and you know it's a good day for surfing.

Freeman Thomas

I hope the experience we have can help other people. It's great, because we get to see the people who enjoy surfing, and we'll be able to meet the customers' needs.

Damien Hobgood

I think he came back a little too early. But, now, he's switched to a smaller knee brace and he's been surfing really well.

Cory Lopez

I have a contract with the Stuart Surf team and Costa Del Mar sunglasses, but this check will sure come in handy. This is the highlight of my surfing career!

Troy Mothershead

Everyone in the world is out there right now. They'll surf until the last minute. Until it's uncontrollable.

Michael Shaw

It's sort of like a tribe, a group of friends you see all the time. You travel with them, you break bread with them, ... You're part of a family in a sense. That's what surfing is or it used to be. It's become a bigger family now that everybody is so interested.

Art Brewer

Everyone agrees the level of surfing here this weekend was the highest they've seen. It was insane.

Alex Gray

What we found from working with these products is that people aren't browsing the Internet on their phone just to go surfing. They are going in for specific information and then going out. They needed to get a stock price or a specific piece of information from the Web page.

Dave Grannan

I opted for the 'executive trip' which provides a little nicer accommodations — casitas around a pool with air conditioning, ... We only had a couple of days of real good surf, but it was still a good trip.

Duncan Taylor

If we lose this thing called 'aloha,' we're just like any sand-and-surf destination. I don't believe we can afford to go there.

Rex Johnson

When you surf, the ultimate goal is to get into a pipeline where the water circles around you and that's all there is. In writing, it's the same thing. You want to get into this pipeline where the story is circling around you and that's all there is. That is writing nirvana to me.

Michael Connelly

I look at him as a surfing mentor. He put a lot of time into the young kids. He's one of the most surf-stoked guys I know. When surf's there, he's there. For me, the ultimate dream is to be a surfer for eternity, and he's on that path.

Alex Gray

They're staying inside and surfing the Internet or playing video games. So as our costs are going up, license sales are going down.

Mary Dettloff

No other individual has had more command over surf media in the U.S. than Larry Moore.

Bill Sharp

I ride all of my boards. Surfboards are made to surf, not to hang on the wall.

Toro Yamaguchi

Companies don't want to give out information about where their employees are surfing. Microsoft was not pleased when Amazon.com showed the top book picks by its employees.

Jonathan Penn

I think it's great, because my son likes to surf there. You don't have to go all the way down there, and your kids are wanting to go in the water and you get to the beach and there is a warning sign.

Cheryl Griffith

I've seen a couple shark two days ago. I saw them out there with the fins out, and there were people actually still surfing out there. Seeing the sharks, they were out there. You know, it's just the brown murky water, definitely not safe to go out there and surf or swim.

Jamie Dematoff

For a city or person to claim a right of ?exclusivity? smacks of ?elitism? to me. I refuse to believe a surf icon of the past or any city official for that matter, can truly define a magical culture.

Michael Thompson

It's like a mockumentary about how ... penguins started surfing, and how they started the sport.

Shia Labeouf

I am hoping that the Avon Anglers won't have to demonstrate their skills as surf casters. The poles they use are a bit short for that.

Ken Hann

This century, surf shops are like boutiques. My store is no boutique, no fashions, just surfboards.

Toro Yamaguchi

Surf City has nothing to do with Santa Cruz.

Dean Torrence

They're welcome to e-mail or surf the Web during lunch or while taking a break.

Mike Foster

Zone Labs has always been known as the leader in complete Internet security solutions. Yet as hackers get more savvy and the PC becomes a commodity worth monetary value on the black market, consumers must also use care as they surf the 'Net. Armed with the right information, people can defend the integrity of the Internet and defeat those who would exploit it for criminal purposes.

Laura Yecies

Surfing contests are supposed to be about celebrating the environment, so it's all about balance. In this case I don't think there's anything the organizers can be directly blamed for aside from possibly not expecting such a large crowd.

Matt Mcclain

It's right after a full moon, the weather is great, as you can see, surf is good, water's clean, it's going to be fantastic the next two weeks.

Faye Cotner

The funds like to 'whip up the surf,' which is where Iran enters the picture.

Julian Phillips

It's been bad all week. We've been telling people to stay out of the surf. You can't even wade in it.

Bob West

You can either ride the wave or suck the surf.

Joe Caruso

They wait until the train is either travelling slowly enough, or stop and climb onto the roof and ride it like a surf board.

Malcolm Midgely

That's the big one. It had huge repercussions and is considered one of the top five big-wave discoveries in surf history.

Evan Slater

The noise resembles the roar of heavy, distant surf. Standing on the stirring ice one can imagine it is disturbed by the breathing and tossing of a mighty giant below.

Ernest Shackleton

This is important to fishing, diving and surfing. And I don't think people on these cruise boats want to see polluted water.

Ericka D'avanzo

I know every day we had to take him to swim and surf, and that was part of his life.

Edith Iwami

You know, I'm just a beach bum. I can go surfing all the time down on Huntington Beach and Malibu beach. I just hang out and surf with everyone down there. But I'll tell you, I hate it when the 16 year old kids surf a wave better than I do!

Eddie Money

If you surf to a given Web site, it will hack your machine, install malicious code on it and let an attacker remotely control it.

Ed Skoudis

The California scene's got lots of beach-surf rock. I think we might go over better there, but the fact that we're in Tucson makes us stand out.

Earl Rosales