#games

The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation. ↗

— Jackie Joyner-Kersee

#every nation #first #first time #fostered #games

I saw a news report recently that measured average video game use by American men between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five: twenty hours per week. Do you mean the flower of America's masculinity can't think of anything more important to do with twenty hours a week than sit in front of a video screen? Folks, this ain't normal. Can't we unplug already? ↗

— Joel Salatin

#time #video-games #age

Better not to give in to it. It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart. ↗

— Finnick Odair Mockingjay

#inspirational #mockingjay #inspirational

....finally I see that it’s never been me, just a blanket that keeps you warm. Easily tossed along when something flashier or someone prettier comes along. Your heart I held so carefully, I see, this was all just a game... ↗

— Coco J. Ginger

#breakups #friendship #games #i-love-him #i-love-you

It's weird, how much he's noticed me... And apparently, I have not been as oblivious to him as I imagined, either. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#the-hunger-games #imagination

Every step in life is merely part of a game. Every piece is necessary, but if you do not know how to control the game, then you become one of the pieces that are meant to be sacrificed. ↗

— Lionel Suggs

#life-lessons #philosophy #strategy #tactics #life

You call that a kiss? ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#haymitch #movies #the-hunger-games #movies

Take someone who doesn't keep score, who's not looking to be richer, or afraid of losing, who has not the slightest interest even in his own personality: he's free. ↗

— Rumi

#games #open-secret #quatrains #secret

Are you preparing for another war, Plutarch?" I ask. "Oh, not now. Now we're in a sweet period where everyone agrees that our recent horrors should never be repeated," he says. "But collective thinking is usually short-lived. We're fickle, stupid beings with poor memories and a great gift for self-destruction. Although who knows? Maybe this will be it, Katniss. ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#katniss #mockingjay #suzanne-collins #war #destruction

If I couldn't broadcast baseball games, I think I would make a good impression on people. ↗

— Mackenzie Astin

#baseball #broadcast #games #good #i