At PuzzlePal we’re all true puzzle fans. From making puzzles to designing games and of course making all those fun games available to you! And as we can’t seem to shut up about puzzles, we thought we’d have a look at who else shares this problem. Resulting in this awesome list of no less than 45 cool puzzles quotes to start your day with!

1. Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game. Michael Jordan
2. Life is more fun if you play games. Roald Dahl
3. A puzzle challenges the player to get from a problem to a solution, but of course, the path isn’t simple. Ernest Adams
4. There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle. Deepak Chopra
5. The art of simplicity is a puzzle of complexity. Douglas Horton
6. Each one of us fulfills a piece of a larger puzzle. Eric McCormack
7. The solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle. Richard Dawkins
8. Finding your style is like putting puzzle pieces together. Lara Spencer
   
9. Each person is an enigma. You’re a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle. Theodore Zeldin
10. Every day is sort of a jigsaw puzzle. You have to make sure that you’re putting the most important things first. Julia Hartz
11. The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. Stephen Sondheim
12. A good puzzle, it’s a fair thing. Nobody is lying. It’s very clear, and the problem depends just on you. Erno Rubik
13. The wardrobe is always the last piece of the puzzle. When you step into the clothing, that’s the final step to figuring out that character. Mia Wasikowska
14. Colors must fit together as pieces in a puzzle or cogs in a wheel. Hans Hofmann
15. Once I get on a puzzle, I can’t get off. Richard P. Feynman
16. Who in the world am I? Ah, that’s the great puzzle. Lewis Carroll
17. Math, it’s a puzzle to me. I love figuring out puzzles. Maya Lin
18. It always seems impossible until it’s done. Nelson Mandela
19. People who work crossword puzzles know that if they stop making progress, they should put the puzzle down for a while. Marilyn vos Savant
20. I’m a natural puzzle solver. Duncan Jones
21. I constantly do puzzle books. Smash through them. My iPad’s full of them. Logic puzzles. Bridges. Slitherlink. Mark Cavendish
22. If I have luck and keep working and the puzzle comes together, maybe one day I will drive an F1 car. Robert Kubica
23. I get intrigued by a puzzle, and writing a book is the best way to solve it. Anthony Storr
24. I think that we’re pattern-seeking animals, and what we like best is a story where everything fits together, where there’s no puzzle pieces left over. Noah Hawley
25. I wanted to play incredibly challenging, multifaceted characters. Because we are all a puzzle. Kate Winslet
26. I can’t live without my smartphone, but I really geek on coding. It’s not so much technology that I like, but puzzle solving. Sylvia Day
27. Writing is mentally stimulating; it’s like a puzzle that makes you think all the time. Stephanie Zimbalist
28. My goal as a puzzle designer is to create a meaningful experience for the player, not just ‘I solved it.’ Scott Kim
29. I am a very zone-specific person. For example, if I put all the pieces of a puzzle together, it’s done, so there is nothing to look forward to. Nushrat Bharucha
30. Never change a winning game; always change a losing one. Bill Tilden
31. Concentration and mental toughness are the margins of victory. Bill Russell
32. To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise. Gene Tunney
33. We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game. Randy Pausch
34. Rest until you feel like playing, then play until you feel like resting, period. Never do anything else. Martha Beck
35. Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play. Mike Singletary
36. Learning never exhausts the mind. Leonardo da Vinci
37. There’s always a new challenge to keep you motivated. Sean Connery
38. I’m a competitive person and I love the challenge of mastering new things. Sasha Cohen
39. I personally think if something’s not a challenge, there’s no point doing it, because you’re not gonna learn much. Tom Holland
40. Never leave a crossword unfinished. Charles Krauthammer
41. Sometimes I’ll work through the crossword sections of three separate papers. Samantha Bond
42. Man is a puzzle-solving animal. Ronald A Knox
43. Because puzzle actions tend to be repetitive, it’s important that the interface be smooth and not frustrating. Ernest Adams
44. For me, the most enjoyable part is the puzzle, the process of solving, not the solution itself. Erno Rubik
45. Willingness to be puzzled is a valuable trait to cultivate, from childhood to advanced inquiry. Noam Chomsky

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