Charlie Sifford Quotes

I knew what I was getting into when I chose golf. Hell, I knew I'd never get rich and famous. All the discrimination, the not being able to play where I deserved and wanted to play - in the end, I didn't give a damn. I was made for a tough life because I'm a tough man. And in the end, I won: I got a lot of black people playing golf.

Charlie Sifford

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: athlete
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 2, 1922 - February 3, 2015

Topics

LifeManPeopleToughRichEnd

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.

John D. Rockefeller

WorkLeadershipGoodPeopleSuperior

As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And if you don't do that, you're going to fail; you're never going to be able to stand up on the cliff and jump off.

John DiMaggio

Stand UpStandYouJumpImportant

Sometimes you have to stop thinking. Sometimes you shut down completely. I think that's true in any creative field.

Maya Lin

CreativeThinkThinkingYouDown

I refuse to spend my life worrying about what I eat. There is no pleasure worth forgoing just for an extra three years in the geriatric ward.

John Mortimer

LifeDietMy LifeWorthThreeEat

We are tired of being beaten by policemen. We are tired of seeing our people locked up in jails over and over again. And then you holler, 'Be patient.' How long can we be patient?

John Lewis

TiredPeopleLongYouSeeingOver

We were born with a capacity to grow, love, marry, and form families.

Russell M. Nelson

LoveGrowBornCapacityMarryForm

My favourite programme of all time is 'Weeds'; the first three or four series are perfection.

Miranda Raison

TimePerfectionThreeFirstWeeds

No matter what you're doing, live it. Make an experience. Have fun. Relate to someone. Take them in. Learn.

Minka Kelly

LiveExperienceFunHave FunLearn

The person who talks most of his own virtue is often the least virtuous.

Jawaharlal Nehru

PersonVirtueOwnWhoMostLeast

I'm not scared of anything.

Jon Jones

ScaredAnything

I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.

Drew Carey

LifeMy LifeBecomeNeverShowLike

It's like a cast of actors; you're all working together closely under pressure to produce something everyday. And when we put up an issue, it's like the curtains opening on a new play. I really like that daily sense of surprise.

David Talbot

DailyWorking TogetherTogetherYou

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