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  • Henry Miller A book is a part of life, a manifestation of life, just as much as a tree or a horse or a star. It obeys its own rhythms, its own laws, whether it be a novel, a play, or a diary. The deep, hidden rhythm of life is always there - that of the pulse, the heart beat.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Max Eastman A joke is not a thing but a process, a trick you play on the listener's mind. You start him off toward a plausible goal, and then by a sudden twist you land him nowhere at all or just where he didn't expect to go.
    Max Eastman
    American writer on literature, philosophy and society (1883 - 1969)
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  • Samuel Johnson A Judge may be a farmer; but he is not to geld his own pigs. A Judge may play a little at cards for his own amusement; but he is not to play at marbles, or chuck farthing in the Piazza.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Carlos Santana A lot of people said to me, 'Enough with the guest vocalists for a while. We want to hear the Mexican play the guitar!'
    Carlos Santana
    Mexican and American guitarist (1947 - )
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  • T. S. Eliot A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.
    T. S. Eliot
    British essayist, publisher, playwright, literary and social critic (1888 - 1965)
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  • Thornton Wilder A play visibly represents pure existing.
    Thornton Wilder
    American writer and playwright (1897 - 1975)
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  • Brendan Gleeson Actors will always tell you it's more fun playing bad guys. A lot of the time, it's criminals who are the people who don't care. There's something extraordinarily seductive about the guy who doesn't care, and to play that guy is terribly empowering, because you don't have to worry about the consequences of your actions.
    Brendan Gleeson
    Irish actor and film director (1955 - )
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  • Albert Hofmann After some time, with my eyes closed, I began to enjoy this wonderful play of colors and forms, which it really was a pleasure to observe. Then I went to sleep and the next day I was fine. I felt quite fresh, like a newborn.
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  • Butch Trucks After we did the last Allman Brothers Band show, my wife and I just packed up and went to France for pretty much all of 2015, and I just got bored; I got the itch. I wanna play.
    Butch Trucks
    American musician (1947 - 2017)
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  • Greg Norman Aggressive play is a vital asset of the world's greatest golfers. However, it's even more important to the average player. Attack this game in a bold, confident, and determined way, and you'll make a giant leap toward realizing your full potential as a player.
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  • Ben Schnetzer All those little acting rules you get, one of the interesting ones is, 'Play the opposite. Don't play 'victim.'
    Ben Schnetzer
    American actor (1990 - )
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  • Buddy Rich Almost everything I've done, I've done through my own creativity. I don't think I ever had to listen to anyone else to learn how to play drums. I wish I could say that for about ten thousand other drummers.
    Buddy Rich
    American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917 - 1987)
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  • Adam Schiff America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.
    Adam Schiff
    American lawyer and politician (1960 - )
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  • Carice van Houten American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in.
    Carice van Houten
    Dutch actress, singer and radio presenter (1976 - )
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  • Arne Jacobsen And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture.
    Arne Jacobsen
    Danish architect and designer (1902 - 1971)
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  • Edward Hoagland Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the most acute of them have little leeway as they play out their parts.
    Edward Hoagland
    American Novelist, Essayist (1932 - )
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  • Bob Uecker Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick people year in and year out the way I did, I think that was a much greater feat.
    Bob Uecker
    American Major League Baseball (MLB) player (1934 - )
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  • Blac Chyna Anyone I'm with has to love my son just as much as they love me, if not more, because I don't play any games with King.
    Blac Chyna
    American model, socialite and entrepreneur (1988 - )
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  • Benny Green Art was carrying me a lot of the time. When you're accustomed to playing with Art, and you play with other drummers, it's as if the bottom dropped out.
    Benny Green
    American musician
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  • Boz Scaggs As a guitar player, you can gravitate to the blues because you can play it easily. It's not a style that's difficult to pick up. It's purely emotive and dead easy to get a start with.
    Boz Scaggs
    American singer, songwriter, and guitarist (1944 - )
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