#par

Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny. ↗

— Ben Nicholson

#apart #complete #enemy #fall #grandeur

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture. ↗

— Ben Nicholson

#culture #irish #large #love #part

Most of the early part of an actor's career, you do the jobs you get. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#career #early #get #jobs #most

One of my school friends' parents owned a minigolf course, and a bunch of us kids would play there all day in the summer. Two-under deuces was a good score. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#bunch #course #day #friends #golf course

When I am cast in a movie where I feel that the woman's part is more interesting, I usually start thinking about Spencer Tracy and Fred Astaire. They seem to be the most clear actors when working with women. ↗

— Jack Nicholson

#am #astaire #cast #clear #feel

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

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

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

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#europe #except #home #paris

And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership. ↗

— Don Nickles

#believes #economic #economic freedom #freedom #leadership