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" I am not the President. Instead, I hold an even higher office, that of citizen of the United States. "

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Looking Forward

" Anybody who plays golf will tell you that you play against yourself. "

" I just think that the only way we come to ourselves is through each other. "

" And there are so many people in the third world suffering so horribly right now, and we are so focused on ourselves and our culture that a lot of things are showing up in our culture that are making it impossible for us to focus on others. We're so self-focused. "

" I started caddying when I was nine years old at a very exclusive country club in Dayton, Ohio. And I saw how the other half lived, if you will. "

" Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn't have a sense of humor. "