Raph Koster (Raphael "Raph" Koster) Quotes
Fun from games arises out of mastery. It arises out of comprehension. It is the act of solving puzzles that makes games fun. In other words, with games, learning is the drug.
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I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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I just try to keep it simple, not let too many outside things influence me.
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I think television scripts have become really intriguing and well-done. And writers have stopped drawing any actual line between film and television they used to never cross.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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There's always a mismatch between small entrepreneurial outfits and large companies, which often don't have the same outlook.
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I don't recognize my former self. Like I'm on the outside looking in at my life. Who is that guy?
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I care about Bahrain. Bahrain is very dear to me. I will not allow people to play around with our laws.
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I feel like maybe I'm part of that generation that became more of a gamer than a video consumer. It's always been something I've done with my spare time. If I had three hours on a Friday night, I'm not out partying. I'm probably playing video games.
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As far as the live shows go, we're not leapfrogging all the smaller venues. We would have bypassed these kind of shows and gone straight to the Arena shows, but we didn't want to.
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I think when you're a TV presenter, you have to have a reason for doing it, and a lot of them have been around a long time and grafted for that. The reason why it works with me on 'The Xtra Factor' is because I was a contestant on it, and I have a relationship with the viewers at home.
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I am always watching old films and trying to fill gaps in my knowledge.
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I was always brought up to have a cup of tea at halfway up a rock face.
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Growing up, I was always in my high school musicals and everything, but I kind of stopped doing all that when I finished school and acting became my main priority.
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No universal selfishness can bring social good to all. Communism - the effort to give all men what they need and to ask of each the best they can contribute - this is the only way of human life.
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When some French were assembling an encyclopedia of paranormal experiences, they decided to leave déjà vu out, because it was so common it could not be considered paranormal.
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I suppose no man becomes a pocket hunter by first intention.
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A theory of creativity is actually just a metaphor. A pool of ideas, a well of memories, a voice.
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I don't really have control over my direct impression on people anymore. I used to be the person putting my CD in people's hands. But I'm kind of a mainstream artist now. Not by choice.
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I play games on-set at work. Sometimes I can't remember people's names, so I start throwing out clues. Like if I can't think of George Clooney, I'll say, 'You know, drop-dead gorgeous, was on a big TV show... ' Until someone says his name, I can't finish my story!
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I think I'm better at playing difficult than I am at being normal. And to me that's something I'm working on now. I'm not really that difficult or complex a person, so it's interesting to me that it's just so much harder for me to play an everygirl.
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It's definitely fun when you're able to translate your practice into the game. It's fun, and you know that your hard work paid off.
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All my artist buddies make fun of me for being such a sensitive human being.
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Doing what's right today means no regrets tomorrow.
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Fun from games arises out of mastery. It arises out of comprehension. It is the act of solving puzzles that makes games fun. In other words, with games, learning is the drug.
