--- title: "11 Rule Says Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Rule Says quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Rule Says sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/andres-iniesta-21133_footballer_there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer_1599309.jpg" --- > [There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andres-iniesta/there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer-needs-to-be-this-high-and/) [Andres Iniesta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andres-iniesta/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/andres-iniesta-21133_footballer_there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer_1599309.jpg) > [I don't think that there is any hard and fast rule that says that documentary has to be linear at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lindstrom/i-don-t-think-that-there-is-any-hard-and-fast-rule-that-says-that/) [Brian Lindstrom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-lindstrom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/brian-lindstrom-24278_documentaries_i-don-t-think-that-there-is-any-hard-and_2044289.jpg) > [There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-breault/there-are-times-when-two-people-need-to-step-apart-from-one-another/) [Robert Breault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-breault/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/robert-breault-304_apart_there-are-times-when-two-people-need-to_1636950.png) > [“The golden rule says do unto others as you would have done unto you. The mother-in-law rule says do unto others as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-abel-lieberman/the-golden-rule-says-do-unto-others-as-you-would-have-done-unto-you/) [Susan Abel Lieberman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-abel-lieberman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/susan-abel-lieberman-90874_golden-rule_the-golden-rule-says-do-unto-others-as-y_351004.jpg) > [My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-portman/my-father-has-a-general-rule-he-says-if-i-haven-t-done-it-in-real/) [Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-portman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/063/natalie-portman-1515_done_my-father-has-a-general-rule-he-says-if_1894787.jpg) > [The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/the-new-rule-says-that-the-fbi-has-the-right-to-go-to-public-places-2/) [John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec8/john-ashcroft-9612_fbi_the-new-rule-says-that-the-fbi-has-the-r_2396037.jpg) > [It is the rule which says that the other rules of scientific procedure must be designed in such a way that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karl-popper/it-is-the-rule-which-says-that-the-other-rules-of-scientific/) [Karl Popper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karl-popper/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/255/karl-popper-2167_falsification_it-is-the-rule-which-says-that-the-other_1426931.jpg) > [Nothing in the Golden Rule says that others will treat us as we have treated them. It only says that we must…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosa-parks/nothing-in-the-golden-rule-says-that-others-will-treat-us-as-we-have/) [Rosa Parks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosa-parks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73a/rosa-parks-4916_golden_nothing-in-the-golden-rule-says-that-oth_1546291.jpg) > [The new rule says that the FBI has the right to go to public places on the same terms and conditions as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ashcroft/the-new-rule-says-that-the-fbi-has-the-right-to-go-to-public-places/) [John Ashcroft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ashcroft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/john-ashcroft-9612_conditions_the-new-rule-says-that-the-fbi-has-the-r_1389718.jpg) > [“The psychological rule says that when an inner situation is not made conscious, it happens outside, as fate. That is to say,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-g-jung/the-psychological-rule-says-that-when-an-inner-situation-is-not-made/) [C.G. Jung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-g-jung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/387/c-g-jung-2163_fate_the-psychological-rule-says-that-when-an_242330.jpg) > [“I have these secret pangs of shame about being single, like I wasn't good enough to get a husband. Rita reminded me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-lamott/i-have-these-secret-pangs-of-shame-about-being-single-like-i-wasn-t/) [Anne Lamott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-lamott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/anne-lamott-188_good-enough_i-have-these-secret-pangs-of-shame-about_1082610.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rule-says/#itemlist", "name": "Rule Says Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andres Iniesta" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andres-iniesta/there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer-needs-to-be-this-high-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/andres-iniesta-21133_footballer_there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer_1599309.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/andres-iniesta-21133_footballer_there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer_1599309.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/andres-iniesta-21133_footballer_there-is-no-rule-that-says-a-footballer_1599309.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is no rule that says a footballer needs to be 'this high' and 'this wide.'” — Andres Iniesta", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't think that there is any hard and fast rule that says that documentary has to be linear at all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Brian Lindstrom" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-lindstrom/i-don-t-think-that-there-is-any-hard-and-fast-rule-that-says-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/brian-lindstrom-24278_documentaries_i-don-t-think-that-there-is-any-hard-and_2044289.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/brian-lindstrom-24278_documentaries_i-don-t-think-that-there-is-any-hard-and_2044289.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/593/brian-lindstrom-24278_documentaries_i-don-t-think-that-there-is-any-hard-and_2044289.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't think that there is any hard and fast rule that says that documentary has to be linear at all.” — Brian Lindstrom", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they have to turn and fire.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Robert Breault" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-breault/there-are-times-when-two-people-need-to-step-apart-from-one-another/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/robert-breault-304_apart_there-are-times-when-two-people-need-to_1636950.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/robert-breault-304_apart_there-are-times-when-two-people-need-to_1636950.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/862/robert-breault-304_apart_there-are-times-when-two-people-need-to_1636950.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There are times when two people need to step apart from one another, but there is no rule that says they…” — Robert Breault", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The golden rule says do unto others as you would have done unto you. 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