“All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn't it be interesting if we all began speaking about the mental element of our lives in this way?” IfsWayGamesSpeakInterestingOur LivesSucceedEgoElementsFunctionAthleteClarityRemoveAthletics Author:Garth Stein
“There's a false notion that success is a zero sum game. To win in our careers we have to give up family. To work hard we have to sacrifice sleep. To accomplish we must take (or borrow or steal) from somewhere else in our lives. It's just not the case.” GivingHardGamesWinningSleepCareersCasesOur LivesSacrificeHard WorkGiving UpNotionAccomplishStealingZeroSomewhere ElseZero Sum Game Author:Maynard Webb
“We're in a battle for our lives for things that really matter to us. There's a shell game going on like I've never seen before.” MatterGamesOur LivesBattleShells Author:John F. Kerry
“May he be cursed on earth who gives his trust to virtue, that bankrupt crone who takes our life's pure gold and gives but bad receipts for payment in the lower world. Ah, passers-by that stroll, travelers that come and go, all that I had, I placed on virtue, and lost the game!” WorldGivingMayEarthGamesLostVirtueOur LivesPureGoldTravelerPaymentComes And GoesCursedReceipts Book:the Odyssey a Modern Sequel Source: the Odyssey a Modern Sequel
“Prayer is essentially the practice of the presence of God, and that is the road to Heaven. There is no alternative. God is the only game in town. All other roads are dead ends. Since we must give our all to the one true God, we must not give any part to idols, to the many false gods that now bite away at our lives.” GivingEndsGamesHeavenPrayerPracticeOur LivesTownsAlternativesBitesIdolsPresence Of GodDead EndsFalse GodsTrue God Book:Prayer for Beginners Source: Prayer for Beginners
“Our life is what we make it. An insignificant game or a noble trial; a dream or a reality; a play of the senses worn out in selfish use, and flying "swifter than a weaver's shuttle," or an ascension of the soul, by daily duties and unfaltering faith, to more spiritual relations and to loftier toils.” LifeSoulPlayUseDreamRealitySpiritualLife IsGamesOur LivesDutyRelationNobleSelfishSensesFlyingTrialsWornToilInsignificantWorn OutAscensionWeavers Author:Edwin Hubbel Chapin
“We want to build things that encourage creativity and exploration. We're working to build a company focused on sustainable, creative and fulfilling game development. It's aimed at making a positive difference in our lives, as well as the lives of our people.” PeopleWantWellsGamesDifferencesCompanyCreativityCreativeOur LivesDevelopmentFocusedExplorationFulfilling Author:Robin Hunicke
“Everyone [of my kids] can ride a bike now, so the park has had a big resurgence in our life. We also play a lot of dumb drawing games.” PlayBigsKidsGamesOur LivesDrawingDumbParksBikeResurgence Author:Julie Bowen