Top 84 Quotes & Sayings by Angolan Authors - Page 2

I quit high school to be a pro skateboarder out of Ohio, which is just asinine, but it was meant to be.

There's nothing more ridiculous than seeing yourself in a video game.

No one can fathom that the top 200 pro street skaters run from cops on the weekends and use a generator and lights to light up a handrail at 2 in the morning to get a trick that's going to be in an advertisement that will be shown around the world.

As skateboarding evolved, it evolved away from competition. Having a best-trick contest doesn't work.

I started my first company when I was 18 and learned by trial through fire, having no formal education or entrepreneurial experience.

I've got some alien blood in me.

I'm not involved in politics, and I've never had any political role. I've never been in office. I've never taken any public administrative jobs.

We want Angolans who have fortunes abroad to be the first to invest in the country, thus demonstrating that they are true patriots.

We're carrying out a real crusade against corruption and impunity with a focus on white-collar crime.

If my parents really understood how much I've learned that I could never learn in school, they'd be very proud. Instead, I'm still their crazy kid, sagging his pants and dancing around on the laptop.

There is nothing like watching a crazy video for the very first time.

I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family, and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life.

In skateboarding, you're never bigger than the streets.

With success comes responsibility of playing your part, to do what you can to help not only those that helped you get to where you're at, but the future of who's going to be playing a part of your business and everything you do in your entire career.

Angolans who repatriate overseas funds and invest in the economy, companies that generate goods, services, and jobs won't be harassed. No questions will be asked about why their money was abroad, and they won't face legal prosecution.

Street League Skateboarding is the premier professional skateboarding league in the world, with the biggest prize money in history.

I work with poor kids. I work in the fight against HIV.

For me, part of one my big movements is building authentic street environments for skateboarding.

It's very difficult, I would imagine, to distinguish father and daughter. And maybe some of it comes as I'm doing my thing and my father being a very strong political African figure for so many years. Whatever he does is almost like some kind of cloud on top.

'Wild Grinders' becoming an animated series, and airing on Nicktoons is another one of my boyhood dreams come true. I came up with the name when I was eleven years old, when I needed a name for my first skate crew - who knew it would turn into such a mega brand?

I can't watch myself on TV.

Anything is possible if you're willing to work for it.

One of our priorities is to have an enabling environment for private investment, both domestic and foreign investment, and that means we are going to officially combat corruption because we believe that this scourge, this illness, hinders our efforts to attract private investors.

I built a very methodical television show around my business. I learned how to use television as a platform to advertise products. I created a platform showcasing the stuff that I build. It's taking the integration model to another level.