Jack Nicklaus Quotes
The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
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I loved every place I lived and traveled. London, Paris, Rome, Venice. I fell hard for Central America and Mexico. In each country, I had fantasies that I could live there.
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If I categorized home runs that I've seen, without a doubt the monumental one is Henry's... but I've seen a lot of classic, great home runs. Gibson's was probably the most theatrical home run I've ever seen.
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I'm about a 160, 170 bowler so I feel like I'm pretty good - I'm average, but I don't stink, you know?
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I know I was a great friend to Tiger Woods. But when you have a relationship that's involves business and friendship - and the business part comes to an end - things always get a little blurry.
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I personally enjoy theatre, but preferably I do films so that I can reach up to maximum audience. If you want to give a serious message, it will reach out to maximum people through films. But through theatre, you can hardly reach out to about 3,000 audience at a time.
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I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment.
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Many people consider the things government does for them to be social progress but they regard the things government does for others as socialism.
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While I was pleasantly surprised by the relatively high number of jobs created in April, the fact is that job creation during this recovery period has significantly lagged both historical experience in recovery, and the projections of the Bush Administration.
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It is wonderful to say that your days behind a school desk are over. It's just another phase in your life.
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Sometimes I get emotional when I'm doing 'Lonesome Valley' or 'Wildwood Rose.'
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In traditional societies, we have a long legacy of men controlling the body and mind of women. Such societies have valorised motherhood and fabricated concepts like chastity. Women have been the victims of these notions for thousands of years.
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I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself.
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I have made 'start, grow and stay' a big part of my administration.
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'Vanity' means worthlessness.
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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
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Ecuador has about 700 kilometers of border with Colombia, and a lot of it is impenetrable jungle.
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In 1942, everyone was ready to go and fight for the good guys. It was so simple.
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I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.
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Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves.
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When you put the interest of a kid on money instead of heart then you're destroying the beauty of our lives and our thought process, which should be about how much responsibilities you carry as an athlete and a citizen.
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If you say I just yell on records, that means you ain't a real fan of me, and I would never even give your comment the time of day.
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We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.
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He has given me several blockbuster albums in all these years, and DSP is the man behind many of the best songs in my career.
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The biggest rival I had in my career was me. I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me.
