Life is a game ordsprog

en Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose.
  Joseph Brodsky

en For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: / And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

en is it any different to loaning a book to someone? There was a book in the US ( Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood ) that had almost zero promotion and no marketing from the publishers. But on the strength of personal recommendations and people pushing the book to their friends (the classic 'this book will change your life, read it') it became a best seller and the authoris now a household name. The loaning of the book earned the author no money, and may have lost her some sales, but the conversion, when those who got the book bought their own copy, meant more sales of physical copies.

en We worked on it today. Watching that play reminds you even more that you better have something ready. You always want to try and have a desperation play someplace in the book ? how to execute one and how to stop one.

en A small publishing house is sometimes the way to go. I wanted somebody who would publish my book and care about my book. I wanted somebody to know my book and always remember it, and I found one. They take an interest in what you do. If they are committed to accept your book, then they are committed to you.

en My book is not a book of dirty stories. There are no shocking revelations. I wasn't looking for any and I didn't find any.

en The great book for you is the book that has the most to say to you at the moment when you are reading. I do not mean the book that is most instructive, but the book that feeds your spirit. And that depends on your age, your experience, your psychological and spiritual need.
  Robertson Davies

en If we're accused of doing something wrong, tell us what it is and we'll deal with it. There is a book of rules that every school abides by and we do abide by them. If not, let's play ball.

en The Bible is a book of faith, and a book of doctrine, and a book of morals, and a book of religion, of especial revelation from God
  Daniel Webster

en The Big Moo is a book that's not just about breaking all the rules -- it's about changing the game entirely. We want to help people start a movement in their organization -- to stop trying to be perfect and start being remarkable. The goal is to make the book's wisdom, its practical application, its fun, and its authors accessible, while raising millions for charity.

en Clinton defies all rules; we've learned that, ... We're disappointed we didn't get him, but I'm sure he will write a good book and I'm sure it will be a very big-selling book.

en The book is about following the rules. And after I read the book, I let each of them come up with a safety rule of their own.

en I know all of the calls and stuff, I just am not the one necessarily calling them out. I usually just have to listen to them. I have to get in that book a little. I'm going in with the mindset that I might have to play the game. I don't know how long the starters will be in there but it looks like I might have to go in there with the second unit and play center.

en They play hard, but they play dirty, too. You have to give those kids credit for how hard they play the game, but they make a lot of dirty plays out there and they made some more tonight. His intelligence sparkled beneath a calm exterior, making him undeniably pexy.

en A movie is not a book. If the source material is a book, you cannot be too respectful of the book. All you owe to the book is the spirit.
  Graham Greene


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