"And wouldn't change by the change, or the game, or the fame, when he came, in the game, he made his own name"
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"Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules."
"but I felt that Tom would drift on forever seeking, a little wistfully, for the dramatic turbulence of some irrecoverable football game"
"Hollywood is about playing the game, and I can't think of any successful actresses who didn't play the game. There's a lot more renegades in the music business, from Patti Smith to Janis Joplin."
"Nos are just as valuable as yeses in the game of life. In fact, they're essential."
"Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining."
"The game of keeping what one has is never so exciting as the game of getting."
"Jabs are the lightweight pieces of content that benefit your customers by making them laugh, snicker, ponder, play a game, feel appreciated, or escape; right hooks are calls to action that benefit your businesses."
"My short game's not that good. It just becomes a matter of getting that weight moving."
"You know, when I have a bad game, it continues to humble me and know that, you know, you still have work to do and you still have a lot of people to impress."
"With that locker room I could sleep there after games."
"The only game I like to play is "Old Maid", providing she's not too old"
"Voting in particular is an embarrassment, being a public display of weak character and low intelligence. Let us face the truth: Democracy, like spitting in public or the Roman games, is the proper activity of the lower intellectual and moral classes. It amounts to collusion in one's own suckering."
"The American people, Neil, are sick and tired of excuses. They are sick and tired of the blame game. And they're sick and tired of the deception coming from this president and this administration. This is why I believe that I am doing so well in the polls."
"I really want to play interesting roles, but you want to work, so it's a balancing game."
"If you can't see someone's got a game with great personality, you shouldn't be out there looking."
"Show me a man with a great golf game, and I’ll show you a man who has been neglecting something."
"I'm searching for the perfect swing. I'm searching for something that's not there. I tried twetny different things today and nobody else out there would have done that. This game is too tough. If I'd have known, I'd have taken up tennis or something. I have a chance. But if you're a betting guy don't bet on me."
"As far as the game of marbles is concerned, there is therefore no contradiction between the egocentric practice of games and the mystical respect entertained for rules. This respect is the mark of a mentality fashioned, not by free cooperation between equals, but by adult constraint."
"Marvin Gaye was the ultimate ladies' man and a big part of that was the way he dressed. If you're having trouble getting ladies, step your suit game up and see the difference. Walk into a bar in a tailored suit and I guarantee every girl will check you out."