Age Quote by Lord Byron

Play is the work of children. It's very serious stuff.

— Bob Keeshan

I get great joy from being a part of a play that doesn't take itself too seriously.

— Christopher Jackson

Play is really the work of childhood

— Fred Rogers

Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really…

— Fred Rogers

I think until a certain age you're just playing for fun. You're playing because you love to play.

— Ruben Dias

Play is the work of childhood.

— Jean Piaget

I would say if you're young, if you're a teenager, act in plays, as many plays as you can. It's an amazing way to…

— Steve Zissis

“and engage fully with the world. I don’t think it is too much to say that play can save your life. It certainly has…

— Stuart Brown

Play is basic to all normal and healthy children. It provides pleasure and learning and a minimum of risks and penalties for mistakes.

— Frank Caplan

“Play is primal. It’s not a frivolous pastime—it’s a radical act of reclaiming joy and creativity in a world that often feels too serious.”

— Ken Breniman

In using the terms play and playfulness, I do not intend to suggest any lack of seriousness; quite the contrary. Anyone who has watched…

— Richard Hofstadter

[At age 76:] A good life is like a good play -- it has to have a satisfying and exciting third act.

— Ethel Barrymore