--- title: "8 Play Self Quotes by 6 authors" description: "Browse 8 Play Self quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Play Self sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/frederick-lenz-8_athletics_the-emptiness-of-play-is-when-there-is-n_585220.jpg" --- > [The emptiness of play is when there is no self present. There is no one playing - there is only play itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/the-emptiness-of-play-is-when-there-is-no-self-present-there-is-no/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c7/frederick-lenz-8_athletics_the-emptiness-of-play-is-when-there-is-n_585220.jpg) > [I don't play for self-recognition, none of that stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/trevor-ariza/i-don-t-play-for-self-recognition-none-of-that-stuff/) [Trevor Ariza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/trevor-ariza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/trevor-ariza-6611_identity_i-don-t-play-for-self-recognition-none-o_743139.jpg) > [I think, a lot of time, when I'm making art, I'm trying to get into a state of childlike play, where I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-hanawalt/i-think-a-lot-of-time-when-i-m-making-art-i-m-trying-to-get-into-a/) [Lisa Hanawalt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-hanawalt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/lisa-hanawalt-16461_art_i-think-a-lot-of-time-when-i-m-making-ar_918391.jpg) > [There is a Hindu myth about the Self or God of the universe who sees life as (play). But since the Self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reginald-horace-blyth/there-is-a-hindu-myth-about-the-self-or-god-of-the-universe-who-sees/) [Reginald Horace Blyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reginald-horace-blyth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86d/reginald-horace-blyth-18264_born_there-is-a-hindu-myth-about-the-self-or_1633338.jpg) > [Just be you darn self girl! Play with you self and enjoy it, don't study nobody, so you using your big dildo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glen-rambharack/just-be-you-darn-self-girl-play-with-you-self-and-enjoy-it-don-t/) [Glen Rambharack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glen-rambharack/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56c/glen-rambharack-269_shit-talking_just-be-you-darn-self-girl-play-with-you_1711447.jpg) > [You can hit a home run. If you are honest, you'll know when it's perfect because at that critical moment of connection,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/you-can-hit-a-home-run-if-you-are-honest-you-ll-know-when-it-s/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34a/frederick-lenz-8_athletics_you-can-hit-a-home-run-if-you-are-honest_1835689.jpg) > [There is a Hindu myth about the Self or God of the universe who sees life as a form of play. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reginald-horace-blyth/there-is-a-hindu-myth-about-the-self-or-god-of-the-universe-who-sees-2/) [Reginald Horace Blyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reginald-horace-blyth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/reginald-horace-blyth-18264_adventure_there-is-a-hindu-myth-about-the-self-or_1970314.jpg) > [There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-a-sheehan/there-are-as-many-reasons-for-running-as-there-are-days-in-the-year/) [George A. Sheehan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-a-sheehan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/430/george-a-sheehan-10745_animal_there-are-as-many-reasons-for-running-as_2581273.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/play-self/#itemlist", "name": "Play Self Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The emptiness of play is when there is no self present. 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