Adults Quote by Richard Hofstadter

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

— Bob Keeshan

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

Seriousness is a sickness... Existense is pure playfulness

— Rajneesh

For children, play is exceedingly seriously & important

— Fred Rogers

“To be playful is not to be trivial or frivolous, or to act as if nothing of consequence will happen. On the contrary, when…

— James Carse

Playing as children means playing is the most serious thing in the world.

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Playing and fun are not the same thing, though when we grow up we may forget that and find ourselves mixing up playing with…

— Lynda Barry

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

— Christopher Jackson

It should be noted that children at play are not playing about; their games should be seen as their most serious-minded activity.

— Michel de Montaigne

When I say I love serious play, I mean that I love play within something Im serious about, whether it be a vocation, or…

— Anonymous

Play becomes a distraction, something you don't really need to do. It's not for serious people. They work hard, they don't play hard. Yes,…

— Ian Bogost

Of course in a game you have to be serious, but still you have to have fun.

— Alexander Ovechkin