Quotes about games

No human being is innocent, but there is a class of innocent human actions called Games.

— W. H. Auden

One of life's primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the delicious terror of being discovered, but what panic when, after a long search, the others abandon you! You mustn't hide too well. You mustn't be too good at the game. The player must never be bigger than the game itself.

— Jean Baudrillard

Intelligence and war are games, perhaps the only meaningful games left. If any player becomes too proficient, the game is threatened with termination.

— William S. Burroughs

I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our outstanding pilots should they fly our jets.

— Ronald Reagan

There are no winners in real games.

— Dejan Stojanovic

The game itself is bigger than the winning.

— Dejan Stojanovic

For a game, you don’t need a teacher.

— Dejan Stojanovic