Quotes 121 till 140 of 297.
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In the whole range of human activities, war most closely resembles a game of cards.
On War (1832) -
Increasingly, staying in the middle class - let alone aspiring to become middle class - is becoming a game of chance.
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It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect. I don't wish to denigrate a sport that is enjoyed by millions, some of them awake and facing the right way, but it is an odd game.
In a Sunburned Country (US) / Down Under (UK) (2000) -
It seems that fighting is a game where everybody is the loser.
Zora Neale Hurston
American novelist, short story writer, folklorist and anthropologist (1891 - 1960) -
It takes me about a week and a half to really analyze a game - play by play.
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It takes the pressure off of your better players to know they don't always have to be on top of their game for the team to do well.
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It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth.
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It's a piece of cake until you get to the top. You find you can't stop playing the game the way you've always played it.
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It's a rough and tumble game whenever power is involved - people's ambitions, their desires, their competitive spirit will often push them to play outside the rules. It's dramatic, it's interesting, and I think it's something we can all identify with to a degree.
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It's an honor to support such a worthy program. TURF aims to protect the integrity of tailgating and to keep game day family-friendly.
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It's funny. Some people remember that a lot more than I do. I remember certain parts of it, and if everybody who mentioned that to me had been to the game who said they were at the game, there'd be 800,000 people at that game, I think.
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It's not life or death it's a game and at the end of the game there is going to be a winner and a loser.
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It's not so important who starts the game but who finishes it.
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It's really impossible for athletes to grow up. On the one hand, you're a child, still playing a game. But on the other hand, you're a superhuman hero that everyone dreams of being. No wonder we have such a hard time understanding who we are.
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It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game.
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It's the only way I think I'm ever going to walk away from the game, is to go ahead and say I'm going to, and then I've got to. There's no turning back now - win, lose or draw.
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Journalism is a craft that takes years to learn. It's like golf. You never get it right all the time. It's a game of fewer errors, better facts, and better reporting.
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Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game.
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Let's face it. Umpiring is not an easy or happy way to make a living. In the abuse they suffer, and the pay they get for it, you see an imbalance that can only be explained by their need to stay close to a game they can't resist.
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