A recurring theme in the literature of secular humanism is the harsh assault upon traditional religion, especially Christianity.
Golf is not, and never has been, a fair game.
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.
Quite agreeable, of course, was this state of things to those who thought it in their abundant riches the result of inevitable economic laws and accordingly, as if it were for charity to veil the violation of justice which lawmakers not only tolerated but at times sanctioned, wanted the whole care of supporting the poor committed to charity alone.
What’s happened so far? Coyotes evolved limited powers of speech. Worms developed teeth and became aggressive and territorial. Snakes grew wings and developed a new form of metamorphosis. Some of us developed powers. So far there’s been a lot of strange, but not a lot of stupid. This, though, this”—she aimed her finger at the carcass of the monstrosity—“is just stupid.
Your poems will happen when no one is there.
I love horses. I spent seven years as a racing commissioner on a horse-racing board.