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"The Earth is God's pinball machine and each quake, tidal wave, flash flood and volcanic eruption is the result of a TILT that occurs when God, cheating, tries to win free games."
"It's just, it's fun to stay in the game."
"A game is like a mirror that allows you to look at yourself."
"The key to acting with integrity is to simply stop playing the game."
"The game will tell you what to do on the floor, and that's what I try to do."
"If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen"
"I've got two Rolexes that I'm very proud of - a gold Presidential that was a gift and a white gold one I gifted myself. I'm trying to step my game up and get a few more of those."
"It's important to build a personal brand because it's the only thing you're going to have. Your reputation online, and in the new business world is pretty much the game, so you've got to be a good person. You can't hide anything, and more importantly, you've got to be out there at some level."
"The truth is I would do my job for free! I love it every day. If you can possibly choose a vocation that's an avocation, a job that's really a hobby, then you'll be way ahead of the game. You should not pick an occupation because your think your parents want you to do it, or because you think it's the noble thing to do. You should only pick a job because it turns you on."
"The goal every year is to win the Super Bowl, not just to get to the playoffs, not just to win a few games."
"Baseball is a slow, sluggish game, with frequent and trivial interruptions, offering the spectator many opportunities to reflect at leisure upon the situation on the field: This is what a fan loves most about the game"
"I have had players who are good, and who know they are good; I have had players who are bad and know they are bad; I have had players who are good, but who don't know they are good; I have had players who are bad, but who don't know they are bad. It is this last group that has won more games for me than the first three groups combined."
"If you don't smell nice before the game, it's going to be pretty bad during and after."
"Records don’t mean anything in rivalry games."
"Concentrate, play your game, and don't be afraid to win."
"Part of making good decisions in business is recognizing the poor decisions you've made and why they were poor. I've made lots of mistakes. I'm going to make more. It's the name of the game. You don't want to expect perfection in yourself. You want to strive to do your best. It's too demanding to expect perfection in yourself."
"Life is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right."
"Sticks and stones may break bones, but the Gat will kill you quicker."
"If you don't educate yourself, this is an area of your life that it is a game."
"I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need."
