"No one gets out of the game of life alive. You either die in the bleachers, or on the field. So, you might as well play out on the field, and go for it."
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"There was another thing I heartily disbelieved in - work. Work, it seemed to me even at the threshold of life, is an activity reserved for the dullard. It is the very opposite of creation, which is play… The part of me which was given up to work, which enabled my wife and child to live in the manner which they unthinkingly demanded, this part of me which kept the wheel turning - a completely fatuous, ego-centric notion! - was the least part of me. I gave nothing to the world in fulfilling the function of breadwinner; the world exacted its tribute of me, that was all."
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"I don't really worry so much about image. I try to just live my own life, my personal life, to my own sense of morality. In terms of the kinds of characters that I play, well, they could be anything."
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"I never play characters that are like me because I'm a boring person. I wouldn't want to see me in a movie."
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"The world becomes an apparently infinite, yet possibly finite, card game. Image combinations, permutations, comprise the world game."
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"Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true."
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"Play like a champ. Win like a champ. Act like a champ."
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"Our minds need relaxation, and give way unless we mix with work a little play."
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"If you have an approach that makes money, then money management can make the difference between success and failure... ... I try to be conservative in my risk management. I want to make sure I'll be around to play tomorrow. Risk control is essential."
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"When you think you're good, you will play at that level. If you doubt yourself, you will play like crap."
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"When you get in the pocket, there is a place where the music begins to play itself. When you can find that spot, it's the best feeling in the world."
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"The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play: our instincts are merely the keys."
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"And then there is the universal role of adult. When you play that role, you take yourself and life very seriously. Spontaneity, lightheartedness, and joy are not part of that role."
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"And yet the artist will go on with his work without knowing in some way if any of his representations are sound or unsound. The artist knows nothing worth mentioning about the subjects he represents, and that art is a form of play, not to be taken seriously."
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"Every character that I play, even if it's a homemaker, there is an inherent, innate strength in her - you can find strength in every facet of a female personality. It doesn't just come from the physical strength of a woman."
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"People sometimes think I'm gay because I once played a gay in a movie. It's funny. Audiences don't think you're a murderer if you play a murderer, but they do think you're gay if you play a gay."
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"All my growth and development led me to believe that if you really do the right thing, and if you play by the rules, and if you?ve got good enough, solid judgment and common sense, that you?re going to be able to do whatever you want to do with your life."
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"Technology has an incredible role to play in enabling of policy issues."
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"I really want to write a novel. I also want to learn to play the mandolin."
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"I'm very confident I'm one of the best to ever play the game, but once you talk about the greatest, how can you define greatest?"
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