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Instead of calling it work, realize it is play." – Alan Wilson Watts. 37. "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t ...
Quotes about strength and love “The value of love will always be stronger than the value of hate.” —Franklin D. Roosevelt “It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true ...
Famous people quotes about life. 46. “There is only one certainty in life and that is that nothing is certain.” —G.K. Chesterton (June 1926) 47. “Make it a rule of life never to regret and ...
Work as play is the concept of a qualitative change in human work activity. An idea does not have a single author, but is present in studies and culture. [1] Work is usually perceived as an external obligation and play as an internal compulsion. [2] Consequently, turning work into play is seen as the solution to the alienation of labor. [3]
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy" is an old proverb that means without time off from work, a person becomes both bored and boring. It is often shortened to "all work and no play". [ 1 ] It was newly popularized after the phrase was featured in the 1980 horror film, The Shining .
Play It as It Lays is a 1970 novel by American writer Joan Didion. Time magazine included the novel in its list of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005 . [ 1 ] The novel has been credited for helping define modern American fiction [ 2 ] and has been described as an "instant classic". [ 3 ]
In the late 19th century, the phrase gained currency among gamblers and con men as a cynical comment on human gullibility. In an 1879 article entitled "Gambling in Chicago", an "old-timer" says about the struggles of hard-up gamblers: "[G]oodness knows how they live, it's mighty hard times with the most of them; in the season they make a bit on base ball, or on the races, and then, you know ...
Bible quotes about love “Everything should be done in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:14 “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.” — 1 Peter 4:8