Quotes About Ludens

#1. Out of man's mind in free play comes the creation Science. It renews itself, like the generations, thanks to an activity which is the best game of homo ludens: science is in the strictest and best sense a glorious entertainment.

Jacques Barzun

#2. At one point I wanted to work for NASA and be an astrophysicist, so I did physics, math, and chemistry before realizing I probably wasn't quite smart enough to do that. But I am still hugely interested in cosmology and astrophysics. That is my geeky subject area.

Gemma Chan

#3. The day we stop playing will be the day we stop learning.

William Glasser

#4. The command is "Do no work." Just make space. Attend to what is around you. Learn that you don't have to DO to BE. accept the grace of doing nothing. Stay with it until you stop jerking and squirming.

Dallas Willard

#5. Saying what we think gives a wider range of conversation than saying what we know.

Cullen Hightower

#6. But Adrian, sometimes it's nice to let her be smart too.

Alex Flinn

#7. Meeting him was a miracle. He was a precious gift sent from God from heaven above!

Lily Amis

#8. I view my pitching on how confident I was out there, period. And if I lose that confidence, I can become a prisoner of my own mind.

Barry Zito

#9. Lincoln was a master of small group theatrics.

Richard Brookhiser

#10. Do you think He can see when one of my gloves is off?

S.M. Reine

#11. Tactical catastrophes are rarely the outcome of a single poor decision. Small compromises incrementally close off options until a commander is forced into actions he would never choose freely.

Nathaniel Fick

#12. I've learned that it's OK to be flawed.

Winona Ryder

#13. When you use the term 'cost per lead' you make marketing a cost center. Instead say 'investment per lead.'

Jon Miller

#14. I give lectures on globalization. I have lived on three continents. I have no quarrel with a global consciousness.

Os Guinness