Games are providing rewards that reality is not.

Gamers always believe that an epic win is possible and that it's always worth trying and trying now.

When we play a game, we tackle tough challenges with more creativity, more determination, more optimism, and we're more likely to reach out to others for help.

Reality is broken and we need to make it work more like a game.

There is no problem that doesn't have some underlying need for more optimism, stamina, resilience and collaboration. And games are, I believe, the best platform we have for providing that.

When we play games, our brains respond differently to stress and obstacles. We're better able to control our attention and ignore distractions.

I didn't accomplish what I set out to do, but I realized I had set out to do the wrong things

What's really amazing about games is how they change our emotional response to challenges

If you can manage to experience three positive emotions for every one negative emotion … you dramatically improve your health and your ability to successfully tackle any problem you're facing.

My goal for the next decade is to try to make it as easy to save the world in real life as it is to save the world in online games.

Compared with games, reality is disconnected.

...because I'm even more determined to bring that light back to his eyes. And I know my love is strong enough to do it.

I've seen people who have been coming to my shows for 25 years.

To forgive and be forgiven, if it's the last thing I do, then in death's release I may find the peace that in life I never knew.

My studies have proven conclusively that untreated cancer victims actually live up to four times longer than treated individuals.

I want to succeed. And I want to succeed in the best way possible, without caring whether people call my actions leftist or rightist.

I cannot see that art is anything less than a way of making joys perpetual.

Commitment is not letting people down. That's very important in life.

The happy man in this life needs friends.

To achieve more and better results, more resourcefulness is as important as more resources.

... pure honesty is a doubtful quality; it means often lack of imagination.