The document contains quotes from many famous individuals about the importance of play, fun, creativity, and passion in work. Many note that when doing something they love, it doesn't feel like work at all but rather play. Others discuss how play, creativity and humor are essential parts of the human experience. Overall the document advocates that people should pursue work that brings them joy rather than focus on money or duties alone.

1. When we talk about the
great workers of the
world, we really mean
the great players of the
world.
Mark Twain

2. I never did a day’s
work in my life.
It was all fun.
Thomas Edison

3. Play is the highest
form of research.
Albert Einstein

4. The only way to do
great work is to
love what you do.
Steve Jobs

5. I just write what I
wanted to write.
I write what
amuses me. It’s
totally for myself.
J.K. Rowling

6. I dream for a living.
Steven Spielberg

7. I always try to create
new experiences that
are fun to play.
Shigeru Miyamoto

8. I found child’s play
was the stuff I liked
to do, so I still do it
as an adult.
Matt Groening

9. The debt we owe to
the play of imagination
is incalculable.
Carl Jung

10. The Beatles saved the
world from boredom.
George Harrison

11. We believed in our idea:
a family park where
parents and children
could have fun, together.
Walt Disney

12. I do what I do because
of Walt Disney. Goofy.
Mickey Mouse. I never
forgot how their films
entertained me.
John Lasseter

13. Play is the highest
form of human activity.
Friedrich Nietzsche

14. The goal of the future
is full unemployment,
so we can play.
Arthur C. Clarke

15. Once we realize that
the boundaries
between work and
play are artificial, we
can take matters in
hand and begin the
difficult task of
making life more
livable.
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

16. Take the job you
would take if you
were independently
wealthy. You’re going
to do well at it.
Warren Buffett

17. I don’t care about
money.
Lady Gaga

18. I don’t do anything
for the money.
Ricky Gervais

19. If we were motivated
by money, we would
have sold the company
a long time ago.
Larry Page

20. Ever since I stopped
worrying about
finances, I’ve made
more money than I
ever thought I’d
make in my life.
Bryan Cranston

21. I had no idea that
being your
authentic self could
make me as rich as
I’ve become.
Oprah Winfrey

22. Every child is an artist.
The problem is how to
remain an artist once
he grows up.
Picasso

23. I loved to make
people laugh in
high school, and
then I found I loved
being on stage in
front of people.
Steve Martin

24. The most honest
form of filmmaking
is to make a film
for yourself.
Peter Jackson

25. When I’m
making a film,
I’m the audience.
Martin Scorsese

26. I don't know how much
value I have in this
universe, but I do know
that I've made a few
people happier than they
would have been
without me. As long as I
know that, I'm as rich as
I ever need to be.
Robin Williams

27. I learned how
important it is to
entertain people
and give them a
reason to come
and watch you play.
Elvis Presley

28. When the kids are
laughing, I tear up.
I’m so happy I did a
nice thing.
Adam Sandler

29. I think the scariest
person in the world
is the person with
no sense of humor.
Michael J. Fox

30. If I had no sense
of humor, I would
long ago have
committed suicide.
Mahatma Gandhi

31. A little nonsense now
and then, is cherished
by the wisest men.
Roald Dahl

32. The opposite of
play is not work,
it’s depression.
Stuart Brown

33. My focus is to forget
the pain of life. Forget
the pain, mock the pain,
reduce it. And laugh.
Jim Carrey

34. In every real man a
child is hidden that
wants to play.
Friedrich Nietzsche

35. It is a happy talent
to know how to play.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

36. When you work with
people whom you like
and you admire
because they’re so
good at what they do, it
doesn’t feel like work.
It’s like you’re playing.
Stan Lee

37. The greatest thing
about being a
comedian is knowing
other comedians. And
you get to talk to
them. It’s the most fun.
Jerry Seinfeld

38. Fun is good.
Dr. Seuss

39. People rarely succeed
unless they have fun in
what they are doing.
Dale Carnegie

40. Flying might not
be all plain sailing,
but the fun of it is
worth the price.
Amelia Earhart

41. Never, ever
underestimate
the importance
of having fun.
Randy Pausch

42. I realized the
more fun I had,
the better I did.
Bill Murray

43. I think that success
is having fun.
Bruno Mars

44. I never lose sight
of the fact that just
being is fun.
Katharine Hepburn

45. I started playing when I
was 13 to have fun with
my teammates, and
that never stopped.
I enjoy traveling and
having fun in the locker
room with the guys.
Life is too short to be
miserable.
Dirk Nowitzki

46. When you have fun,
you can do amazing
things.
Joe Namath

47. Most good
programmers do
programming not
because they
expect to get paid
or get adulation by
the public, but
because it is fun.
Linus Torvalds

48. As a rock star, I have
two instincts: I want to
have fun, and I want to
change the world.
Bono

49. My motto is
more good times.
Jack Nicholson

50. Have as much fun as
you can, because in
the blink of an eye
we'll all be gone.
Jamie Foxx

51. I only do this because
I'm having fun.
Heath Ledger

52. When baseball is
no longer fun, it's
no longer a game.
Joe DiMaggio

53. When work is
soulless, life stifles
and dies.
Albert Camus

54. Humanity has
advanced not
because it has been
sober, responsible,
and cautious, but
because it has been
playful, rebellious,
and immature.
Tom Robbins

55. This generation is the
least racist generation
ever. Everywhere you
go, people are
listening to hip-hop
and partying together.
Jay-Z

56. Imagination will often
carry us to worlds that
never were, but without
it we go nowhere.
Carl Sagan

57. The imagination is not
a state: it is the human
existence itself.
William Blake

58. Some people have been on
the ride for a long time,
and they begin to question,
‘Is this real, or is this just a
ride?’ And other people
have remembered, and
they come back to us and
they say, ‘Hey, don’t worry;
don’t be afraid, ever,
because this is just a ride.’
Bill Hicks

59. My life has no purpose,
no direction, no aim,
no meaning, and yet
I’m happy. I can’t figure
it out. What am I doing
right?
Charles Schulz

60. A man is a success
if he gets up in the
morning and goes
to bed at night and
in between does
what he wants.
Bob Dylan

61. A master in the art of living draws
no sharp distinction between his
work and his play; his labor and
his leisure; his mind and his body;
his education and his recreation.
He hardly knows which is which.
He simply pursues his vision of
excellence through whatever he is
doing, and leaves others to
determine whether he is working
or playing. To himself, he always
appears to be doing both.
François-René de Chateaubriand

62. I was early taught to
work as well as play.
My life has been one
long, happy holiday;
Full of work and full
of play — I dropped
the worry on the way
— and God was good
to me every day.
John D. Rockefeller

63. If you knew that your life was
merely a phase or short, short
segment of your entire existence,
how would you live? Knowing
nothing 'real' was at risk, what
would you do? You'd live a
gigantic, bold, fun, dazzling life.
You know you would. That's what
the ghosts want us to do — all the
exciting things they no longer can.
Chuck Palahniuk

64. Just play. Have fun.
Enjoy the game.
Michael Jordan

65. As it is with a play, so
it is with life. What
matters is not how
long the acting lasts,
but how good it is.
Seneca

66. Life well spent is long.
Leonardo da Vinci

67. Men do not quit
playing because they
grow old; they grow
old because they quit
playing.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

68. Some doctor told
me I had six months
to live and I went to
their funeral.
Keith Richards

69. My general attitude to
life is to enjoy every
minute of every day.
Richard Branson

70. Do anything, but
let it produce joy.
Walt Whitman

71. Life’s like a movie,
write your own ending.
Keep believing,
keep pretending.
Jim Henson

72. Choose love instead
of fear. If you do, a
wonderful life
adventure awaits you.
John Mackey

73. The true object of all
human life is play.
Earth is a task garden;
heaven is a
playground.
Gilbert Chesterton

74. This is the real secret
of life: to be completely
engaged with what you
are doing in the here
and now. And instead
of calling it “work,”
realize it is play.
Alan Watts

75. What, then, is the right
way of living? Life must
be lived as play.
Plato

76. Final words
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Appendix

77. Mark Twain
Author of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom
Sawyer. Often called the greatest American humorist of his age.
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Thomas Edison
One of the most prolific inventors of all time, with over 1,000 U.S.
patents. Invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the
first commercial light bulb.
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Albert Einstein
Most influential physicist of the 20th century. Developed the general
theory of relativity. Won the Nobel Prize for his explanation of the
photoelectric effect.
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Steven Spielberg
Most influential and popular American director of our time. Directed E.T.,
Indiana Jones, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Catch Me If You Can, Saving
Private Ryan, and many others. Co-Founder of DreamWorks. Net worth:
$3.2 billion
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Steve Jobs
Co-founder and CEO of Apple. Co-founder and chief executive of Pixar.
Pioneer and revolutionary in the music, animation, film, mobile, and
personal computing industries. Led development of the iPhone, iPod,
iPad, and Macintosh. Net worth: $10 billion. Annual salary: $1
(2003-2011).
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J.K. Rowling
Author of Harry Potter, the bestselling book series of all-time. More than
400 million copies sold, available in 200 countries in over 60 languages.
Helped start a new wave of interest in reading. Net worth: $1 billion.
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Peter Jackson
Directed The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy, King Kong,
Heavenly Creatures, and The Lovely Bones. Net worth: $400 million
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Martin Scorsese
Widely regarded as one of the greatest directors of all-time. Directed
Goodfellas, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Casino, Mean Streets, Gangs of
New York, The Aviator, The Departed, Boardwalk Empire, and many
others. Net worth: $70 million.
Illustrated by John Smith. Web: johnsmith.com, johnsmith@gmail.com