Quotes about the game
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Harry Emerson Fosdick photo

“Rebellion against your handicaps gets you nowhere. Self-pity gets you nowhere. One must have the adventurous daring to accept oneself as a bundle of possibilities and undertake the most interesting game in the world — making the most of one's best.”

Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969) American pastor

Statement of 1937 or earlier, as quoted in The New Speaker's Treasury of Wit and Wisdom (1958) edited by Herbert Victor Prochnow

World

“Life is like a game. And like any other game, it's important to have rules and a goal. The point is to enjoy the game, not to win.”

Oto Pešer
Life
Prevale photo

“Life is like game of gambling: to be successful, you must always be ready to take risks.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: La vita è come il gioco d'azzardo: per avere successo, devi essere sempre pronto a rischiare.
Source: prevale.net

Success , Life

“In games and sports, winning is one thing that is very important. However, maintaining the spirit of sportsmanship is far more important than just getting a win.”

Titon Rahmawan
Sport
Teal Swan photo

“It is ironic that when the priority is personal safety, the world becomes a very dangerous world. It becomes a world in which everyone is doing things for their own individual best interests. It becomes a society of control, strategy and zero-sum games.”

Teal Swan (1984) American spiritual teacher
Personality , World