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O Black and unknown bards of long ago,/ How came your lips to touch the sacred fire?


James Weldon Johnson

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ZACH JOHNSON My boring, mundane, diligent kind of golf works sometimes. Actually, it works all the time. And some...
ZACH JOHNSON I feel like God gave me the ability to play a game. I try to take it very seriously. I realize it...
ZACH JOHNSON I'm a Christian guy, and when it comes to my priorities, it's the utmost. For me, just to ca...
ZACH JOHNSON There are a bunch of places to stay in Des Moines, but I'd suggest finding a place on the west s...
ZACH JOHNSON Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot...
ZACH JOHNSON Elmcrest CC, in Cedar Rapids, is where it all started when I was growing up. The tree-lined course h...
ZACH JOHNSON I have no superstitions. I don't have to have a Sunday outfit. I don't have socks or underwe...
ZACH JOHNSON Some people thought I'd be on the PGA Tour, that I'd win tournaments, play in majors, conten...
ZACH JOHNSON The Zach Johnson Foundation, for my wife and I, is very much a part of what we do and why we do what...
ZACH JOHNSON Early in the winter of 2002, I gave my life to the Lord. Before I was one, I always thought being a ...
ZACH JOHNSON I discovered what it meant to 'live for Christ,' and that it honestly was something I wanted...
ZACH JOHNSON I play golf for a living. I'm grateful for that. It's a beautiful game, provides a great opp...
ZACH JOHNSON When you're trying to accomplish lofty goals, and when you're attacking something of great m...
ZACH JOHNSON I've got a great support system, starting with my wife and family, to my agent, my instructor, a...
ZACH JOHNSON You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to se...
ZACH JOHNSON I'm kind of a grinder. I'm a Cinderella, an underdog story who fights.
ZACH JOHNSON I'm a foodie. I enjoy it a lot, and contrary to what it looks, I eat a lot. My comfort food, of ...
ZACH JOHNSON Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go...
ZACH JOHNSON I like to look good on the golf course.
ZACH JOHNSON Stay strong. Stand up. Have a voice.
SHAWN JOHNSON He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own...
SAMUEL JOHNSON No man will be a sailor who has contrivance enough to get himself into a jail; for being in a ship i...
SAMUEL JOHNSON Love is only one of many passions.
SAMUEL JOHNSON