"Play is always voluntary. What might otherwise be play is work if it's forced."

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Source : Bob Black (1986). “The Abolition of Work and Other Essays”, Loompanics Unltd

Bob Black

#Play Quotes #Might Quotes

“In any compromise between food and poison, it is only death that can win. In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.”
“Big occasions and races which have been eagerly anticipated almost to the point of dread, are where great deeds can be accomplished.”
“Donâ€™t have a fall back, because if you do, youâ€™ll fall back.”
“When what has been created in time according to the temporal order has reached maturity, it ceases from natural growth. But when what has been brought about by the knowledge of God through the practice of the virtues has reached maturity, it starts to grow anew. For the end of one stage constitutes the starting point of the next.”
“Avoid the world, it's just a lot of dust and drag and means nothing in the end.”
“I'd never seen anything more beautiful - even as I ran, gasping and screaming, I could appreciate that. And the last seven months meant nothing. And his words in the forest meant nothing. And it did not matter if he did not want me. I would never want anything but him, no matter how long I lived.”
“By the time you rise through the ranks, the culture of homogenization has bred the spirit and imagination out of you.”
“Most people presume my mustache is not real because it's much darker than my regular hair.”

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