Harry Vardon Quotes
To play well you must feel tranquil and at peace. I have never been troubled by nerves in golf because I felt I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
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When I think back now to the recording sessions, there is more improvisation than one hears. It's an ideal combination of arrangements and improvisation. Only a few people are able to listen and say what is composed and what is improvised. It's a unit.
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Religious fundamentalists in Bangladesh have always argued for a ban on my books.
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He is far too intelligent to become really cerebral.
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When you're never home and traveling, you don't play videogames.
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I went to department stores, and there was nothing that I really loved. All the shoes were too complicated, too crazy, too ridiculous, too extreme. The platforms were so high; the shoes were so ugly, covered in crystals and feathers and crap. I just thought, 'Maybe somebody wants a beautifully simple, sexy shoe that they can actually walk in.'
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I have always been interested in the idea of self-reinvention.
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Solemnity is proper in church, but things that are proper in church are not necessarily proper outside, and vice versa. For example, I can say a prayer while washing my teeth, but that does not mean I should wash my teeth in church.
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I think I put a lot of special attention towards creating interesting textures and unique sounds. Music essentially boils down to two main elements: rhythm and melody. I feel tones and textures often get overlooked, so I like to take my time finding the right sounds.
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With the power of conviction, there is no sacrifice.
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Sports saved my life.
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Capra is an old-time movie craftsman, the master of every trick in the bag, and in many ways he is more at home with the medium than any other Hollywood director. But all of his details give the impression of contrived effect.
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When women cut themselves off from men, they sink backward into psychological and spiritual stagnancy.
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Assembled in a crowd, people lose their powers of reasoning and their capacity for moral choice.
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I could never resist the call of the trail.
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I do feel that spiritual progress does demand at some stage-an inexorable demand-that we should cease to kill our fellow-creatures for satisfaction of our bodily wants.
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I ain't running for office. I ain't running for nothing.
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Golf may be a hussy, but I love her.
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In my opinion, no young player can develop his or her game to its highest potential if he or she rides around the course in a golf cart.
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In government institutions and in teaching, you need to inspire confidence. To achieve credibility, you have to very clearly explain what you are doing and why. The same principles apply to businesses.
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To play well you must feel tranquil and at peace. I have never been troubled by nerves in golf because I felt I had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
