You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Votes: 3
Albert EinsteinContemporary American psychiatrist It is a happy talent to know how to play. Votes: 2
Ralph Waldo EmersonWe don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing. Votes: 2
George Bernard ShawThe true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground. Votes: 2
Gilbert K. ChestertonKeep your sense of humor, my friend; if you don't have a sense of humor it just isn't funny anymore. Votes: 2
Wavy GravyExperience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play. Votes: 1
Immanuel KantFinding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story. Votes: 1
Casey StengelTo reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again. Votes: 1
Ricky NelsonYou can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Votes: 1
PlatoI was a fat kid who didn't discover the joys of active play at the time of life when we're supposed to be imprinted with a love of movement. That means that I'd rather be called for jury duty than go to the gym, but I go anyway. Votes: 3 Victoria Moran
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. But all play and no work makes him something worse. Votes: 5 Samuel Smiles
I'm going to go in and play, because the most important thing is playing on the field and being able to contribute. I really am ready. Votes: 1 Freddy Adu
One of the benefits of playing to small audiences in small clubs for a few years is that you're allowed to fail. Votes: 3 David Byrne
My whole career has been fulfilling my childhood fantasies, playing characters that are larger than life, getting to play a knight, an elf, a prince, and a soldier. Votes: 2 Orlando Bloom
Acting is playing pretend, playing a children's game at an adult level, but with children's rules. It's fun to play bad guys. I've never been in a fight in my life, so it's fun to play something that's different. Votes: 1 Ray Liotta
Some movies I see today have the most dramatic plot points but the actors are not playing them dramatically. Votes: 2 Aaron Eckhart
As a kid who wasn't into sports, at school I felt almost alienated at times, whereas in the theatre community there was this amazing sense of camaraderie. Early on, we would go to rehearsals with my dad and I was like the mascot for the backstage crew. That was a big part of my childhood, so I dreamed of one day doing a play in London. Votes: 2 Zach Braff
It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it. Votes: 4 Maya Angelou
Growing up, my mom made us this amazing thing called The Mack Theatrical Wardrobe. It was a massive trunk filled with everything that you'd want as a kid if you were into imagination and play. Votes: 4 Allison Mack
The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love. Votes: 1 Kim Cattrall
A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process. Votes: 3 Daisaku Ikeda
I'm learning to play piano. And also the musical saw. Votes: 3 Rachel Trachtenburg
Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport. Votes: 3 Pierre de Coubertin
You see a child play, and it is so close to seeing an artist paint, for in play a child says things without uttering a word. You can see how he solves his problems. You can also see what's wrong. Young children, especially, have enormous creativity, and whatever's in them rises to the surface in free play. Votes: 1 Erik Erikson
I'm a terrible singer. I feel lucky to play baseball. You can't be gifted in everything. Votes: 1 Alex Rodriguez
I like low-maintenance girls, but at the same time, classy. She needs to take care of herself. But also be a girl who isn't afraid to get sweaty and play basketball, so it's cool if she's a tomboy. Votes: 1 Chris Brown
First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money. Votes: 1 Ringo Starr
I am not better than anyone else just because I play football. Votes: 2 Tim Tebow
I play golf with friends sometimes, but there are never friendly games. Votes: 1 Ben Hogan
Only one in five children in the U.S. lives within walking distance of a park. Many more lack access to a quality early childhood education that provides ample time and space to play. Votes: 1 Darell Hammond
In the autumn of 1970 I had a job singing in the school system, playing my guitar in classrooms. Votes: 1 Don McLean
You can't play a symphony alone, it takes an orchestra to play it. Votes: 3 Navjot Singh Sidhu
Science is conservative and one of the reasons science is conservative is science is trying to play it safe. Votes: 4 Alva Noe
Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter. Votes: 1 Steven Adler
I think the play on words for 'Punky' Brewster has definitely played itself out. Votes: 2 Jordana Brewster
You're defined by how you play the game, not by the game itself. Votes: 4 Chuck Pagano
Never change your originality for the sake of others because no one can play your role better than you. Votes: 3 Lyn
Even the very youngest children already are perfectly able to discriminate between the imaginary and the real, whether in books or movies or in their own pretend play. Children with the most elaborate and beloved imaginary friends will gently remind overenthusiastic adults that these companions are, after all, just pretend. Votes: 6 Alison Gopnik
I remember acting in a school play about the melting pot when I was very little. There was a great big pot onstage. On the other side of the pot was a little girl who had dark hair, and she and I were representing the Italians. And I thought: Is that what an Italian looked like? Votes: 2 Al Pacino
If I was white I would have been like John Wayne... I feel like a tragic hero in a Shakespeare play Votes: 4 Tupac Shakur
My first lead role was a stage play called 'A Kestrel for a Knave'. I was 11. Votes: 2 Justin Chadwick