"We didn't let a night go by that we didn't play"

"The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast"

"With foxes we must play the fox"

"Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword"

"Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night"

"My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can"

"Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself"

"The true object of all human life is play. Earth is a task garden; heaven is a playground"

"It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them"

"I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind"

"Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors"