Whatever happens on the golf course is OK, because if I put the ball in trouble I know that I have the skills to get it out of trouble and back into play.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

No one remembers who came in second.

Every golfer can expect to have four bad shots in a round and when you do, just put them out of your mind. This, of course is hard to do when you've had them and you're not even off the first tee.

You don't have the game you played last year or last week. You only have today's game. It may be far from your best, but that's all you've got. Harden your heart and make the best of it.

I never played a perfect 18 holes. There is no such thing. I expect to make at least seven mistakes a round. Therefore, when I make a bad shot, I don't worry about it. It is just one of the seven.

I would rather be of clear mind and decision with the wrong club than with an unclear mind and the right club.

My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?

If you worry about the ones you missed, you are going to keep missing them.

I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.

It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.

Staying out all night and sleeping most of the day is quite a drain on the wallet.

If you love my work, you are a good critic. If you do not love my work, you are a 'not good' critic.

If the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, then the love of GOD is the apex of it!

No man who has not sat in the assemblies of men can know the light odd and uncertain ways in which decisions are often arrived at.

Forgiveness releases you from a past that no longer defines you. Allow yourself to move on.

Our distrust of another justifies his deceit.

If you're going to dedicate your career to ranting about the excesses of American capitalism, you probably shouldn't weigh 450 pounds.

Never trust a man who carries a handkerchief, I always say. One of many prejudicial rules of thumb.

Those who think govern those who labor.

There used to be this real sense of community integrity in rock. It has really eroded. Everyone seems to be on their own now.