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The object of golf is to beat someone. Make sure that someone is not yourself.


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Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.

Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.



The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose is to learn to accept what cannot be altered and to keep on doing one's own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy.

The main idea in golf as in life, I suppose is to learn to accept what cannot be altered and to keep on doing one's own reasoned and resolute best whether the prospect be bleak or rosy.



Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.

Competitive golf is played mainly on a five-and-a-half-inch course... the space between your ears.



You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.

You might as well praise a man for not robbing a bank as to praise him for playing by the rules.



The real way to enjoy playing golf is to take pleasure not in the score, but in the execution of strokes.

The real way to enjoy playing golf is to take pleasure not in the score, but in the execution of strokes.



Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course

Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course



You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.

You swing your best when you have the fewest things to think about.



Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.

Golf is the only game I know of that actually becomes harder the longer you play it.



I never learned anything from a match that I won.

I never learned anything from a match that I won.



The toughest opponent of all is Old Man Par. He's a patient soul who never shoots a birdie and never incurs a bogey. And if you would travel the long road with him, you must be patient, too.

The toughest opponent of all is Old Man Par. He's a patient soul who never shoots a birdie and never incurs a bogey. And if you would travel the long road with him, you must be patient, too.





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There is a secret person undamaged in every individual.

There is a secret person undamaged in every individual.



God has given no pledge which He will not redeem, and encouraged no hope which He will not fulfill.

God has given no pledge which He will not redeem, and encouraged no hope which He will not fulfill.



Love is not a passive state. It is an active force. It is the force of the soul.

Love is not a passive state. It is an active force. It is the force of the soul.



I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have to binge-watch the entire thing.

I watch very little television, actually. There's so many shows I want to watch and then I know I'll get hooked and I have to binge-watch the entire thing.



I‘ve said it once and I will say it again, why can‘t everyone just speak English? The Americans give it a bit of a go — why can‘t other nations?

I‘ve said it once and I will say it again, why can‘t everyone just speak English? The Americans give it a bit of a go — why can‘t other nations?



Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.

Force is legitimate where gentleness avails not.



The paparazzi stuff is a little weird. I used to leave the house in my pajamas. I can't do that anymore, but I'm not complaining!

The paparazzi stuff is a little weird. I used to leave the house in my pajamas. I can't do that anymore, but I'm not complaining!



Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.

Four things does a reckless man gain who covets his neighbor's wife - demerit, an uncomfortable bed, thirdly, punishment, and lastly, hell.



Your children are spiritual beings who come through you, not for you.

Your children are spiritual beings who come through you, not for you.




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