I was playing cowboys and Indians in the trees, and then I started hitting the golf club with clubs father sawed off for me, and I began playing right here with my father.

It's a funny thing, the more I practice the luckier I get.

I've always made a total effort, even when the odds seemed entirely against me. I never quit trying; I never felt that I didn't have a chance to win.

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.

What other people may find in poetry or art museums, I find in the flight of a good drive.

Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character.

Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge.

If you're stupid enough to whiff, you should be smart enough to forget it.

If you can see it, you can hit it and if you can hit it, you can hole it.

Children pay little attention to their parents' teachings, but reproduce their characters faithfully

Some days the dragon wins.

You know, from age 17 on, my paycheck was coming from cooking and working in kitchens.

I'd commit suicide, if I could do it without killing myself.

Be wary of technology; it is often merely an improved means to an unimproved end.

Being a lazy parent and letting your kid watch stuff that's not appropriate for their age is one of the bigger mistakes you can make.

An idea or institution may arise for one reason and be maintained for quite a different reason.

As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement.

Waiting for inspiration is for amateurs; professionals get to work.

Being reproached for giving to an unworthy person, Aristotle said, I did not give it to the man, but to humanity.