Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy’s Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota
I've been fortunate over my career to make a little history on the 16th hole at Augusta National.
Achievement is largely the product of steadily raising one's level of aspiration and expectation.
Success depends almost entirely on how effectively you learn to manage the game's two ultimate adversaries: the course and yourself.
Pursue what you love, what you are passionate about. Don't let somebody else dictate your life's path.
Talent isn't as important as the work and dedication necessary to become competent.
Confidence is believing in your own ability, knowing what you have to do to win. My confidence was developed through preparation.
History is what the evidence compels us to believe.
Writers, especially poets, are particularly prone to madness.
In my worst moments, I think the biggest effect of 'Eats, Shoots & Leaves' was to kill the happiness of people who had previously skipped through life, unaware of all the atrocities lurking in the world around them.
You don't need a framework. You need a painting, not a frame.