Just as a general rule, people tend to annoy the shit out…

“Whoa, who was that?” “Madison Stone,” Kiara mutters. “Introduce me to her.” “Why?” Because I know it’ll annoy the shit out of you.”

— Simone Elkeles

Except thou desire to hasten thine end, take this for a general rule, that thou never add any artificial heat to thy body by…

— Walter Raleigh

“I've found, as a general rule of life, that the things you think are going to be the scaliest nearly always turn out not…

— P.G. Wodehouse

Property should be in a certain sense common, but, as a general rule, private; for, when every one has a distinct interest, men will…

— Aristotle

As a general rule I don't have to play in the Champions League to be happy.

— Mats Hummels

I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress.

— Maurice Wilkins

I am not to blame for putting forward, in the course of my work on science, any general rule derived from a previous conclusion.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Property should be in a general sense common, but as a general rule private... In well-ordered states, although every man has his own property,…

— Aristotle

The general rule of law is, that the noblest of human productions knowledge, truths ascertained, conceptions and ideas become, after voluntary communication to others,…

— Louis D. Brandeis

“As a general rule the one who is not easily accessible is more valuable.”

— Amit Kalantri

The further you get into technology, the further you go into gaming. That's the general rule.

— Nick Johnson

A general rule: if enough people predict something, it won't happen.

— J. G. Ballard

As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have…

— Alexandre Dumas

As a general rule, nobody has money who ought to have it.

— Benjamin Disraeli

As a general rule, if you want to get at the truth - hear both sides and believe neither.

— Josh Billings