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for Pieces plays: Hither and thither moves, and mates, and stays, And one
by one back in the Closet lays." | |
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Edward Fitzgerald
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| "But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Checker-board of
Nights and Days; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And one
by one back in the Closet lays." | |
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Omar Khayyam
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| "DIE, n. The singular of "dice." We seldom hear the word, because
there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die."" | |
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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
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| "Games are among the most interesting creations of the human mind,
and the analysis of their structure is full of adventure and surprises.
Unfortunately there is never a lack of mathematicians for the job of
transforming delectable ingredients into a dish that tastes like a damp
blanket." | |
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James R. Newman
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| "Learn the fundamentals of the game and stick to them. Band-Aid
remedies never last." | |
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Jack Nicklaus
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| "Like life, basketball is messy and unpredictable. It has its way
with you, no matter how hard you try to control it. The trick is to
experience each moment with a clear mind and open heart. When you do that,
the game--and life--will take care of itself." | |
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Phil Jackson
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| "My work is a game, a very serious game." | |
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Maurits Corneille Escher
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| "Play up! play up! and play the game!" | |
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Sir Henry Newbolt
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| "Please don"t ask me what the score is, I"m not even sure what the
game is." | |
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Ashleigh Brilliant
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| "That she won the game startled me cold. The way she won, the pattern
of her thought on the chessboard, charmed me warm again and then
some." | |
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Richard David Bach
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| "The excitement that a gambler feels when making a bet is equal to
the amount he might win times the probability of winning it." | |
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Blaise Pascal
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| "The game of life is not so much in holding a good hand as playing a
poor hand well." | |
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H.T. Leslie
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| "The gods play games with men as balls... In wondrous ways do the
gods make sport with men." | |
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Titus Maccius Plautus
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| "To play billiards well is a sign of an ill-spent youth." | |
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Herbert Spencer
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| "When I was a Boy Scout, we played a game when new Scouts joined the
troop. We lined up chairs in a pattern, creating an obstacle course
through which the new Scouts, blindfolded, were supposed to maneuver. The
Scoutmaster gave them a few moments to study the pattern before our
adventure began. But as soon as the victims were blindfolded, the rest of
us quietly removed the chairs. I think life is like this game. Perhaps we
spend our lives avoiding obstacles we have created for ourselves and in
reality exist only in our minds. We"re afraid to apply for that job, take
violin lessons, learn a foreign language, call an old friend, write our
Congressman ? whatever it is that we would really like to do but don"t
because of perceived obstacles. Don"t avoid any chairs until you run smack
into one. And if you do, at least you"ll have a place to sit down." | |
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Pierce Vincent Eckhart
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| "You are eight years old. It is Sunday evening. You are granted an
extra hour before bed. The family is playing monopoly. You have been told
that you are big enough to join them. You lose. You are losing
continuously. Your stomach cramps with fear. Nearly all your possessions
are gone. Your brothers are snatching all the houses from your streets.
The last street is being sold. You have to give in. You have lost. And
suddenly, you know that it is only a game. You jump with joy and you knock
the big lamp over. It falls on the floor and drags the teapot with it. The
others are angry with you, but you laugh when you go upstairs. You know
you are nothing. And you know that not-to-be and not-to-have give an
immeasurable freedom." | |
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Janwillem van de Wetering
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| "You can"t expect to hit the jackpot if you don"t put a few nickels
in the machine." | |
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Flip Wilson
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