I think play must have been invented so we wouldn't go mad thinking about certain things. — Audrey Niffenegger Copy Share Image
Put a picture of yourself as a child in view somewhere, to remind yourself to be playful. — Alexandra Stoddard Copy Share Image
She had a lively, playful disposition that delighted in anything ridiculous. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
Play matters because it gives us a brief respite from the tyranny of apparent purpose. — Jill Vialet Copy Share Image
Play is the state of mind that we can use in our creative process to our advantage. — Jessica Walsh Copy Share Image
My relationship with fashion is playful and very expressive of what I'm feeling at the time. — Phoebe Philo Copy Share Image
Now it is characteristic of play that one plays without reason and there must be no reason for it. Play is its… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
“The heart of a child is soooo beautiful. It doesn’t come with any, how do you say, preconceptions? So it can be… — Jay Ebben Copy Share Image
“In other words, a playful mindset into adulthood protects our bodies and minds in a myriad of ways and gives us more… — Gad Saad Copy Share Image
Play enables us to rearrange our capacities and our very identity so that they can be used in unforeseen ways — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
Children show me in their playful smiles the divine in everyone. This simple goodness shines straight from their hearts and only asks… — Michael Jackson Copy Share Image
“Playborhood, which documents these efforts, and more, as well as his overarching philosophy.8 I” — Julie Lythcott-Haims Copy Share Image
Perfect self-expression will never be labor, but of such absorbing interest that it will seem almost like play. — Florence Scovel Shinn Copy Share Image
Play is a uniquely adaptive act, not subordinate to some other adaptive act, but with a special function of its own in… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
Play: It is an an activity which proceeds within certain limits of time and space, in a visible order, according to rules… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
I feel like with 'Chuck,' because it was a comedy-based show, it was more cartoon-ish. It was just more playful. We had… — Yvonne Strahovski Copy Share Image
I try to set up a playful atmosphere on the set so that they don't get tired too easily. They know it's… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
Play isn't you being clever, or finding a trick, or finding a way of covering over your own misery, or persuading someone… — Ian Bogost Copy Share Image
“I was wondering If I was going to get a dance at all," I commented, trying to sound playful. Maxon managed to… — Kiera Cass Copy Share Image
Any phrase that suggests play is this domain that's the opposite of work, or the thing that you do when you're done… — Ian Bogost Copy Share Image
I feel like I wear a lot of colorful, playful looks so for me it just felt like a natural fit. Coach… — Amelia Dimoldenberg Copy Share Image
Our characters act silly, even totally ridiculous at times, and most of our jokes don't come out of pop cultural references. It… — Stephen Hillenburg Copy Share Image
“The opposite of play is not work—the opposite of play is depression.” He explains, “Respecting our biologically programmed need for play can… — Brené Brown Copy Share Image
“I have gathered and analyzed thousands of case studies that I call play histories. I have found that remembering what play is… — Stuart Brown Copy Share Image
You know how easily and suddenly these things happen, beginning in playful teasing and ending in something a little warmer than friendship.… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
“This is no longer restlessness--it's recklessness. At first we're walking hand in hand. Then we're running hand in hand. That giddy rush… — David Levithan Copy Share Image
“I have gathered and analyzed thousands of case studies that I call play histories. I have found that remembering what play is… — Stuart Brown Copy Share Image
The spirit of playful competition is, as a social impulse, older than culture itself and pervades all life like a veritable ferment.… — Johan Huizinga Copy Share Image
“Dr. Stuart Brown, a psychiatrist and founder of the National Institute for Play, says that we are hardwired to play and that… — Nick Vujicic Copy Share Image
“It is not only possible to say a great deal in praise of play; it is really possible to say the highest… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
