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"Human bodies are designed for regular physical activity. The sedentary nature of much of modern life probably plays a significant role in the epidemic incidence of depression today. Many studies show that depressed patients who stick to a regimen of aerobic exercise improve as much as those treated with medication."
"Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars."
"Dope never helped anybody sing better or play music better or do anything better. All dope can do for you is kill you - and kill you the long, slow, hard way."
"I can't just say the words, do a lot of one-liners. I love each person I play; I have to be that person. I have to do him true."
"I know my role and I play it well."
"Never play leapfrog with a unicorn."
"Within the university... you can study without waiting for any efficient or immediate result. You may search, just for the sake of searching, and try for the sake of trying. So there is a possibility of what I would call playing. It's perhaps the only place within society where play is possible to such an extent."
"The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that."
"Master your instrument. Master the music. And then forget all that bullshit and just play."
"Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives, and above all, show respect and love for living things around us, especially each other."
"I've always had an incredible interest in the villains, which are a lot more fun to play."
"Life is a refining process. Our response to it determines whether we'll be ground down or polished up. On a piano, one person sits down and plays sonatas, while another merely bangs away at "Chopsticks." The piano is not responsible. It's how you touch the keys that makes the difference. It's how you play what life gives you that determines your joy and shine."
"I don't play any tournaments to come second best."
"My whole career strategy has been to build a base so that I could take the roles I want to play. I'd hate to think that a shorter part might not be available because I was worried about my billing."
"Fate is like a small sandstorm that keeps changing directions. You change direction but the sandstorm chases you. You turn again, but the storm adjusts. Over and over you play this out, like some ominous dance with death just before dawn. Why? Because this storm isn't something that blew in from far away, something that has nothing to do with you. This storm is you. Something inside of you. So all you can do is give in to it, step right inside the storm, closing your eyes and plugging up your ears so the sand doesn't get in, and walk through it, step by step."
"We are all patchwork, and so shapeless and diverse in composition that each bit, each moment, plays its own game."
"It's about us getting ready to play. It's not about the other team. We'll beat ourselves before they beat us. That's always our approach."
"Fashion is like a party. Getting dressed is preparing to play a role."
"I'm not joking around when I've said occasionally, trying to learn how to play a D chord properly has been a very big thing for me."
"I'll play it first and figure out what it's called later."
