#aye

When about fifteen I once made a great scandal by taking out my knife in prayer meeting and assaulting a young man who, while I was kneeling down during the prayer, stood above me and squeezed my neck. ↗

— Simon Newcomb

#above #assaulting #down #during #fifteen

I first began to read religious books at school, and especially the Bible, when I was eleven years old; and almost immediately commenced a habit of secret prayer. ↗

— Francis W. Newman

#began #bible #books #commenced #eleven

I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great. ↗

— Joanna Newsom

#enough #great #i #kid #long

I have mainly come from a theatre background, I did 'Oliver' here I played the Artful Dodger and I did 'The Sound of Music.' ↗

— Ben Nicholas

#background #come #did #dodger #here

Did you know there's probably more golf played in Iceland than most places in the world? They play 24 hours a day in the summertime and the northern part is warmer than the southern part. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#did #golf #hours #iceland #know

All I ever wanted to do was play competitive golf against the best players in the world. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#best #competitive #ever #golf #i

But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#had #i #myself #played #position

Golf is a better game played downhill. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#downhill #game #golf #played

I couldn't control Arnold Palmer, Gary Player, Tom Watson or Lee Trevino. The only person I could control was me. The only person I could prepare for events was me. And if I didn't play well, I didn't play well, and I wasn't going to compete. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#arnold palmer #compete #control #could #events

The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#better chance #better player #chance #longer #play