play quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves."
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"The true man wants two things: danger and play."
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"In every real man, a child is hidden that wants to play."
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"Our levels of desire, patience, persistence, and confidence end up playing a much larger role in success than shear reasoning powers."
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"Genuinely innocent people may still be playing for power, and are often horribly effective at the game, since they are not hindered by reflection. Once again, those who make a show or display of innocence are the least innocent of all."
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"Great software today is often preferable to perfect software tomorrow. If you give your users something to play with early, their feedback will often lead you to a better eventual solution."
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"The conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises."
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"Learning is not child’s play; we cannot learn without pain."
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"Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game."
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"Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play."
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