Play quotes

“The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.” Bertrand Russell

“The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.” Bill Cosby

“Until 45 I can play a woman in love. After 55 I can play grandmothers. But between those ten years, it is difficult for an actress.” Ingrid Bergman

“Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.” William Blake

“I'm looking for backing for an unauthorized auto-biography that I am writing. Hopefully, this will sell in such huge numbers that I will be able to sue myself for an extraordinary amount of money and finance the film version in which I will play everybody.” David Bowie

“And I saw the sax line-up that he had behind him and I thought, I'm going to learn the saxophone. When I grow up, I'm going to play in his band. So I sort of persuaded my dad to get me a kind of a plastic saxophone on the hire purchase plan.” David Bowie

“I went through all the musicians in my life who I admire as bright, intelligent, virtuosic players.” David Bowie

“I'm well past the age where I'm acceptable. You get to a certain age and you are forbidden access. You're not going to get the kind of coverage that you would like in music magazines, you're not going to get played on radio and you're not going to get played on television. I have to survive on word of mouth.” David Bowie

“There's a good television programme called 'Disco 2.' It's quite good but again it's average, average. It's all on a down play. You know we've got this thing in England to be hip is to speak very down - like John Peel. And that just about sums up England. They don't realize when they talk like that, then that is what they represent - absolutely.” David Bowie

“President Bush remained undeterred by the massive display of American opposition, even though much of it came from the hundreds of thousands of voters who supported him by voting for Nader.” Jon Stewart

“It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards.” Arthur Schopenhauer

“Give a critic an inch, he'll write a play.” John Steinbeck

“Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.” Michael Jordan

“I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.” Michael Jordan

“Even when I'm old and grey, I won't be able to play it, but I'll still love the game.” Michael Jordan

“There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.” Michael Jordan

“When I lose the sense of motivation and the sense to prove something as a basketball player, it's time for me to move away from the game.” Michael Jordan

“Playing sick. That is so hard to do. It has to be a total mental challenge, as well as the physical challenge.” Michael Jordan

“I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.” Michael Jordan

“The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.” Michael Jordan

“When I was playing before I retired, I never really understood the appreciation and the respect that people gave me. People had treated me like a god or something, and that was very embarrassing.” Michael Jordan

“I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.” Michael Jordan

“I want to play for years.” Michael Jordan

“It's hard to say if the NBA is hurt by the influx of younger players, but it's definitely impacted the league.” Michael Jordan

“Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.” Michael Jordan

“Ultimately, if you can say that I'm a bad owner and we're winning championships, I can live with that. But if we're not making the playoffs and we're spending and losing money, then I have to look in the mirror and say maybe I'm not taking the necessary steps to doing what it takes to run an organization.” Michael Jordan

“I always play women I would date.” Angelina Jolie

“I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine.” Angelina Jolie

“I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.” Angelina Jolie

“And I remember going to the record studio and there was a park across the street and I'd see all the children playing and I would cry because it would make me sad that I would have to work instead.” Michael Jackson