One wonders what would happen in a society where there…

One wonders what would happen in a society in which there were no rules to break. Doubtless everyone would quickly die of boredom.

— Susan Howatch

Do you realise that people die of boredom in London suburbs? It's the second biggest cause of death amongs the English in general. Sheer…

— Alexander McCall Smith

I can't make a movie where I can't learn. I'd die of boredom.

— Sudha Kongara

The environment in which I studied was so safe, I thought I would die from the boredom of it.

— Howard Jacobson

The Devil may take the reckless, but the good will surely die of boredom. Boredom and frustration.

— Sarah Dunant

No one can act alone in the name of all and no one can accept the anarchy of a society without rules.

— Jacques Chirac

The idea of power as a possession, whose asset can be banked and drawn on when needed, comes easy to a society whose rules…

— Elizabeth Janeway

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you…

— Robyn Davidson

Any society has to delegate the responsibility to maintain a certain kind of order. Enforcing regulations, making sure people stop at stoplights. We can't…

— Joseph Stiglitz

Don't let a culture or society's rules define who you are; you define who you are.

— Amma Asante

I don't live by a lot of society's rules; I can't pattern myself after the herd.

— Kim Basinger

I live life in the margins of society, and the rules of normal society don't apply to those who live on the fringe.

— Tamara de Lempicka

We have to save ourselves from ourselves. We have to minimize the effect our own politicians can have on our society. We have to…

— Hallgrimur Helgason

Through my observations, it became clear that most of society's rules and customs are rooted in fear and superstition!

— RuPaul

In every part of our society, rules have to be questioned and adapted.

— Philipp Lahm