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3237 Played quotes by 2412 unique authors
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Tennis is a young man's game. Until you're 25, you can play singles. From 25 to 35, you should play doubles. I won't tell you…
— George Burns
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Mabutt has now played seven consecutive games for England, this is his seventh
— Martin Tyler
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She [Serena Williams] played some great shots, but so did I, and that was the only difference.
— Jennifer Capriati
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Is that the longest fifth set ever? It was? So, no, I've never played one longer than that!
— Andy Roddick
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I don't want to live and die with every point that's being played out there now. I'm going to let my coach live and die…
— Andy Roddick
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Is it not a noble farce, where kings, republics, and emperors have for so many ages played their parts, and to which the whole vast…
— Michel de Montaigne
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Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can…
— Noel Coward
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Farce is tragedy played at a thousand revolutions per minute.
— John Mortimer
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I never played politics, I was never a party girl, and I never slept with any of the producers.
— Ann Miller
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I played like a child.
— Magnus Carlsen
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She hung up and I set out the chess board. I filled a pipe, paraded the chessmen and inspected them for French shaves and loose…
— Raymond Chandler
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Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still knew…
— Peter Mayhew
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Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the…
— Hermann Hesse
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It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he…
— Conrad Veidt
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The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during the game, and…
— Boris Spassky
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After conducting a concert in a small town, I once received the following note from a farmer who had attended the performance: "Dear Sir, I…
— Arturo Toscanini
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I had only played five games in my senior year in high school. I was not large enough. Hell, when I graduated, I was about…
— Pee Wee Reese
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I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I learnt…
— Magnus Carlsen
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If the weather is too cold or rainy, I take shelter in the Regence Cafe, where I entertain myself by watching chess being played. Paris…
— Denis Diderot
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Unfortunately, we don't get a second chance. We've already played them twice.
— Trevor Brooking
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All my life I've been aware of the Second World War humming in the background. I was born 10 years after it was finished, and…
— A. A. Gill
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They played so good it was frightening. And I, of course, being young, was in awe of everything that was going on and rightly so.…
— Ray Brown
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Rise free from care before the dawn and seek adventure. Let the noon find you by other lakes, and the night overtake thee everywhere at…
— Henry David Thoreau
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All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may…
— Bent Larsen
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Like the character I played in Jekyll, we all have different masks we put on for different occasions. As much as we all want to…
— James Nesbitt
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