Play Quotes

13839 Play quotes by 7251 unique authors

Just because we are women doesn't mean the only roles we can play are that of the finger-shaking girlfriend. — Sarah Shahi
In his play depicting the Salem Witch Trials, the author illustrates profound psychological bullying. The ringleader of young girls suspected of unsavory conduct, frightens her… — Arthur Miller
Life is not long enough for a coquette to play all her tricks in. — Joseph Addison
One should always think of what one is about; when one is learning, one should not think of play; and when one is at play,… — Lord Chesterfield
Morality and ethics are nothing but footballs, wherewith people, strong people play to win points. — Theodore Dreiser
In my plays I want to look at life at the commonplace of existence as if we had just turned a corner and run into… — Christopher Fry
It is in the blood of genius to love play for its own sake, and whether one uses one's skill on thrones or women, swords… — Gelett Burgess
Life's like a play; it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters. — Seneca the Younger
The hypocrite who always plays one and the same part ceases at last to be a hypocrite. — Friedrich Nietzsche
We who feel that justice is not being done have but one thing to do: that is fight, by argument, by example, by insistence on… — Theodore Dreiser
I don't view prosecutors and attorneys as natural enemies. ... Though their roles are oppositional, the two simply have different roles to play in pursuit… — Sonia Sotomayor
Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and a sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery. — Joseph Wood Krutch
I never play cricket. It requires one to assume such indecent postures. — Oscar Wilde
When we hold a World Championship for a particular sport, we invite teams from other countries to play as well. — John Cleese
The thing that hasn't changed, and I don't think will ever change, is that the operative word in music is "play." You have to have… — Hans Zimmer
My faith plays a big part in my life. And when I was answering that question what I was really saying to the person was… — George W. Bush
If individuality has no play, society does not advance; if individuality breaks out of all bounds, society perishes. — Thomas Huxley
It's odd that the word 'atheist' even exist. I don't play golf, is there a word for non-golf players ? — Neil deGrasse Tyson
If you are discouraged it is a sign of pride, because it shows you trust in your own powers. Never bother about other people's opinions.… — Mother Teresa
Few people realize the profound part angelic forces play in human events. — Billy Graham
One must let the play happen to one; one must let the mind loose to respond as it will, to receive impressions, to sense rather… — Edward Albee
Humans test their brand new wings and invent new possibilities using new-fangled things not with grim determination, but with play. — Howard Bloom
For since most of our living is unconscious, play is like matchstrokes in the void, bringing into light the structures we behave by, illuminating for… — Mary Caroline Richards
To live is to play at the meaning of life...The upshot of this . . . is that it teaches us once and for all… — Ernest Becker
I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the eruption and think… — Robert Louis Stevenson

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