Jane McGonigal Quotes

There is no problem that doesn't have some underlying need for more optimism, stamina, resilience and collaboration. And games are, I believe, the best platform we have for providing that.

Jane McGonigal

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As Brits, we love a do, don't we? I adore our national celebrations. If I see a gold coach, you almost need to put me in a straitjacket, I get so excited.

Joanna Lumley

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I love bugs. And as the first person to popularize their eating in America, I take special pride in seeing their appreciation soar.

Andrew Zimmern

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If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success.

Max Born

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My mum had a massive influence on me, not just in what she wore and how she looked, but in her spirit. She was married to one of the most famous men in the world, and she didn't wear any makeup, ever. I mean, have you ever seen the wife of a man like that rock up with no makeup on? Because I haven't since.

Stella McCartney

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Almost everybody thinks that the fight is about ideology. Everybody will tell you, 'Well, the fighting is all about the Middle East.' 'Well, it's about Muslims starting jihad.' 'It's about terrorism.' 'It's about this or that.' And no, it's not. It's about money.

Roger Waters

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I want the same standard applied to homosexuals as is applied to heterosexuals.

Rosie O'Donnell

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I would be so mad if I saw something called a memoir, and then it was Mike Birbiglia. It would be so infuriating. It's like, 'Who is this guy, and why does he have a memoir?' David Letterman could write a memoir. Joan Rivers could. I'm just a nobody. I'm a comedian and a writer.

Mike Birbiglia

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Might was the measure of right.

Lucan

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After 'Game of Thrones,' having a character like that, that's like the pinnacle of your career.

Jason Momoa

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Novels are a kind of experiment in selfhood, for the reader as well as for the author.

Jonathan Dee

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For years the league has thought I've been on drugs. I would have burned out a long time ago if that was true.

Dennis Rodman

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I don't fly by the seat of my pants. I set strategies, and then I pursue those in unrelenting fashion.

Chris Meledandri

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