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Carl Lewis Athlete
Games

"The people are fed up with their elected officials playing the blame game and treating their political counterparts as enemies."

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Seneca the Younger Philosopher, Statesman
Games

"Human affairs are like a chess-game: only those who do not take it seriously can be called good players. Life is like an earthen pot: only when it is shattered, does it manifest its emptiness."

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Simon Sinek Author, Motivational Speaker
Games

"A boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines."

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Zadie Smith Novelist, Essayist
Games

"Life’s not a video game, Felix- there aren’t a certain number of points that send you to the next level. There isn’t actually any next level. The bad news is that everybody dies at the end. Game Over."

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Zig Ziglar Author, Motivational Speaker
Games

"I win not because of my own efforts or my own goodness, but rather through the grace, love, and mercy of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. He died so that I might win this game of life and live with Him forever."

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George Will Political Commentator, Author
Games

"Baseball is a habit. The slowly rising crescendo of each game, the rhythm of the long season--these are the essentials and they are remarkably unchanged over nearly a century and a half. Of how many American institutions can that be said?"

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Michael Jordan Professional Basketball Player
Games

"I don't do things half-heartedly. Because I know if I do, I can expect half-hearted results. Most people get it the honest way by setting their goals and committing themselves to achieving their goals. That's the only way I did it anyway. Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships."

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Doyle Brunson Poker Player
Games

"To start with you had to keep from getting arrested by the police. Then, you had to keep from getting cheated in the games. You also had to worry about collecting the money if you won. Then finally, after all that was said and done - you had to keep from getting hijacked."

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Charles Dickens Novelist
Games

"To bring deserving things down by setting undeserving things up is one of its perverted delights; and there is no playing fast and loose with the truth, in any game, without growing the worse for it."

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Alan Lewis Businessman
Games

"The scrum and the tackle are the two really contentious areas of the game. If you get those two aspects right, most rugby matches will work in your favour."

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Games

"Maybe vagueness has been good for me. The word means two different things in Tokyo and Osaka, you know. In Tokyo it means stupidity, but in Osaka they talk about vagueness in a painting and in a game of Go."

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Terence Philosopher, Poet
Games

"The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get."

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