Play Quotes · Page 165

We play because we are wired for joy; it is imperative as human beings.

— John Thorn

People often ask me how long it takes me to write a play, and I tell them 'all of my life.'

— Edward Albee

I read while the kids play. I can see them from the kitchen window. And I'm a fast reader.

— Reese Witherspoon

The opportunity to play next to my brother is really a dream come true. As kids you dream it.

— Jason McCourty

It's very easy to fall in love with every character you play.

— Jim Howick

The greatest athletes in the world play in the NHL there is no question about that.

— Joe Bowen

When you have a meaty character to play opposite an actor you like, it becomes a memorable experience.

— Padmapriya Janakiraman

Emotion did not play a part in truth, only reality did.

— Terry Goodkind

You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I…

— Hank Aaron

When you play against an experienced opponent who exploits all the defensive resources at his command you sometimes have to walk time…

— David Bronstein

To me playing third base and left field and moving all over the place, it doesn't bother me because I still have…

— Albert Pujols

I love being outside and feeling free, so I jog or ride my bike. Some days I play basketball or tennis.

— Jennifer Hudson

It’s a big raised platform at the end of the square, with steps running up to it.” Like a stage?” Evanlyn suggested.…

— John Flanagan

The main characteristic of play - whether of child or adult - is not it content but its mode. Play is an…

— Jerome Bruner

The writing of 'Topdog' was a great gift. I feel the play came to me because I realized that my circumstances, while…

— Suzan-Lori Parks

From my own experience, the more you play, back-to-back games, the better you feel, with more self confidence and rhythm.

— Ilkay Gundogan

It was '86. We were a big enough name and we had enough cache that MTV wanted to play us, so, along…

— Michael Stipe

One of the things that I really enjoyed playing with Ender was how he's constantly struggling between his brother and his sister.…

— Asa Butterfield

I don't think it's unfair to have writers. I think if you're going to do a roast on television, as if you…

— Jeff Ross

When I'm making a new ballet, I usually read through the score a little bit, and then I have to go back…

— Justin Peck

One time in spring training, we had the hit-and-run on, and Carl Erskine threw me a curve and I struck out into…

— Whitey Herzog

Screw up my life?" He stared at me for a second and then said, deadpan, "I'm a five-foot-three, thirty-seven-year-old, single, Jewish medical…

— Jim Butcher

I love storms and how the whole house shakes. When I was a kid, there would be lots of thunder and lightning…

— Feist

When I step up onto the tee at a tournament, my thought process is always about my preparation. So, when I step…

— Scottie Scheffler

I just try to go out and play the same game every night.

— Ja Morant

I never ride just to ride. I ride to catch a fox. I play baseball to make the team.

— Sargent Shriver

I don't think anyone could play me. It would have to be me.

— Nargis Fakhri

To play with pressure is always a good thing. I like to play with pressure.

— Virgil van Dijk

If you want something to play with go in find yourself a toy.

— Aaron Neville

If the opportunity is not out there for you to play it, then you don't see it.

— Viola Davis

My dad told us up front, 'Guys, if you want to play sports, go ahead, but it's your decision.

— Peyton Manning

I'm a greedy actor, craving for exciting parts to play.

— Sayani Gupta

I'm not a jukebox. You can't expect a certain song for me to come and play.

— Matt Rife

I chose to play for Portugal and I will defend that shirt until the end.

— Deco

If you ask any player, they will always say the same. They play to win.

— Aleksandar Mitrovic

I've gotten to play some cool venues, like at an aquarium in La Jolla, California.

— Borns

I always wanted to be a footballer; I always wanted to play. I was born to be a footballer.

— Alexis Sanchez

Whether it's one play in the NFL or 1,000 plays in the NFL, your pads will come off eventually.

— Myron Rolle

I wish I could write music notation. Even if I couldn't play it, I wish I could just write it.

— Flying Lotus

“Who can stop grief's avalanche once it starts to roll.”

— Euripides