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title: "17 Play Seriously Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Play Seriously quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Play Seriously sayings and thoughts."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa3/sterling-k-brown-3532_long_you-can-take-your-play-seriously-as-long_2215614.jpg"
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> [You can take your play seriously as long as you seriously play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sterling-k-brown/you-can-take-your-play-seriously-as-long-as-you-seriously-play/)

[Sterling K. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sterling-k-brown/)

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> [I started when I was 4, but I didn't play seriously until I was 8.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-rinaldi/i-started-when-i-was-4-but-i-didn-t-play-seriously-until-i-was-8/)

[Kathy Rinaldi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-rinaldi/)

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> [Turn your sparring into play - but always play seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-lee/turn-your-sparring-into-play-but-always-play-seriously/)

[Bruce Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-lee/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb7/bruce-lee-430_inspirational_turn-your-sparring-into-play-but-always_2595914.jpg)

> [“Human life is a comedy-one must play it seriously.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandre-kojeve/human-life-is-a-comedy-one-must-play-it-seriously/)

[Alexandre Kojeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-kojeve/)

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> [I took my play very seriously, and I got way, way lost in my play world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-keaton/i-took-my-play-very-seriously-and-i-got-way-way-lost-in-my-play-world/)

[Michael Keaton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-keaton/)

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> [“Human life is a comedy-one must play it seriously--Alexandre Kojeve”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexandre-kojeve/human-life-is-a-comedy-one-must-play-it-seriously-alexandre-kojeve/)

[Alexandre Kojeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexandre-kojeve/)

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> [To learn to play seriously is one of the great secrets of spiritual exploration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-pollack/to-learn-to-play-seriously-is-one-of-the-great-secrets-of-spiritual/)

[Rachel Pollack](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-pollack/)

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> [It's good fun, yes, but when we play, we take it seriously and want to do well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hansie-cronje/it-s-good-fun-yes-but-when-we-play-we-take-it-seriously-and-want-to/)

[Hansie Cronje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hansie-cronje/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/hansie-cronje-37118_fun_it-s-good-fun-yes-but-when-we-play-we-ta_3026564.png)

> [It's over now. He said what he had to say, I said what I had to say. Don't play with me. Seriously,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/it-s-over-now-he-said-what-he-had-to-say-i-said-what-i-had-to-say-don/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

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> [He explained how ridiculous the clowning was, and there and then I decided to settle down and play seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-lou-williams/he-explained-how-ridiculous-the-clowning-was-and-there-and-then-i/)

[Mary Lou Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-lou-williams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15a/mary-lou-williams-35256_clowning_he-explained-how-ridiculous-the-clowning_2139595.png)

> [ \[The child\] takes his play very seriously and he expends large amounts of emotion on it. The opposite of play is not… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmund-freud/the-child-takes-his-play-very-seriously-and-he-expends-large-amounts/)

[Sigmund Freud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmund-freud/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/064/sigmund-freud-360_amount_the-child-takes-his-play-very-seriously_1953139.jpg)

> [I'm very involved in all of my social media activities. I'm not an actor. I play myself, and I take that very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-taffer/i-m-very-involved-in-all-of-my-social-media-activities-i-m-not-an/)

[Jon Taffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-taffer/)

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> [After you've seen behind the facade of a stage set you can't take the play seriously any more. You can't go backwards…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeena-schreck/after-you-ve-seen-behind-the-facade-of-a-stage-set-you-can-t-take-the-2/)

[Zeena Schreck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeena-schreck/)

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> [After you've seen behind the facade of a stage set you can't take the play seriously any more. In other words, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zeena-schreck/after-you-ve-seen-behind-the-facade-of-a-stage-set-you-can-t-take-the/)

[Zeena Schreck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zeena-schreck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cf/zeena-schreck-12024_actor_after-you-ve-seen-behind-the-facade-of-a_322198.jpg)

> [ I was never great, but I was a good \[basketball\] player, and I could play seriously. Now I'm like one of these… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-was-never-great-but-i-was-a-good-basketball-player-and-i-could-play/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24b/barack-obama-17_basketball-player_i-was-never-great-but-i-was-a-good-baske_2893971.jpg)

> [When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that's to be found in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/when-we-treat-children-s-play-as-seriously-as-it-deserves-we-are/)

[Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/fred-rogers-1272_child_when-we-treat-children-s-play-as-serious_475837.jpg)

> [When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that's to be found in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-rogers/when-we-treat-children-s-play-as-seriously-as-it-deserves-we-are-2/)

[Fred Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-rogers/)

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