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> [Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/learning-to-play-golf-is-like-learning-to-play-the-violin-it-s-not/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

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## More by Hal Linden

> [I challenge myself everywhere, onstage, on the golf course. Hey, isn't that the point of it all? To keep getting better? Otherwise why do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/i-challenge-myself-everywhere-onstage-on-the-golf-course-hey-isn-t/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

> [I started as a musician, then I was a singer. I sang with the band. Then I was an actor in the theater, TV,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/i-started-as-a-musician-then-i-was-a-singer-i-sang-with-the-band-then/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

> [Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/learning-to-play-golf-is-like-learning-to-play-the-violin-it-s-not/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

> [I hadn't really noticed that I had a hearing problem. I just thought most people had given up on speaking clearly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/i-hadn-t-really-noticed-that-i-had-a-hearing-problem-i-just-thought/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

> [The best part of acting is the rehearsal, because that is where the real discovery comes. And if you're lucky, some of that actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/the-best-part-of-acting-is-the-rehearsal-because-that-is-where-the/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

> [I rarely repeat playing the same role in a show. I figured I'd plumbed 90 percent the first time around, so let's move on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-linden/i-rarely-repeat-playing-the-same-role-in-a-show-i-figured-i-d-plumbed/)

[Hal Linden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-linden/)

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