"I was meant to be a composer and will be I'm sure. Don't ask me to try to forget this unpleasant thing and go play football - please"

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

"With foxes we must play the fox"

"In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are"

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

"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"

"People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society"

"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"