Play Quotes

“Play is the brain's favorite way of learning.”

“Play is the work of the child.”

“I know I'm not doing anyone any good by sitting on the bench.”

“Children require long, uninterrupted periods of play and exploration.”

“Play is the only way the highest intelligence of humankind can unfold.”

“I don't think we should ever get to a point where we can't be kids.”

“The opposite of play is not what is serious but what is real.”

“The alternative to work isn't just idleness. To be ludic is not to be quaaludic.”

“The playing adult steps sideward into another reality; the playing child advances forward to new stages of mastery.”

“Play is the work of children. It’s a serious business.”

“Play is the royal road to childhood.”

“I think that inside every adult is the heart of a child.”

“Playfully doing something difficult is the essence of hacking.”

“Art is a game. Or it is nothing.”

“Life will become a game, or rather many games, but not a zero-sum game.”

“In play there is something 'at play' which transcends the immediate needs of life and imparts meaning to the action.”

“Through play, children learn to solve problems, get along with others, and develop the fine and gross motor skills they need to grow.”

“Today I'm a monster, I'm frightfully grim, I've tentacles, talons, and teeth on a whim.”

“Play is the royal road to childhood happiness and adult brilliance.”

“The best game the fairies play, / The best game of all, / Is weaving spiders' webs for a ball.”