--- title: "10 Rules Play Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Rules Play quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Rules Play sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/richard-linklater-2192_audience_if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them_146160.jpg" --- > [If you establish rules and play by them, the audience will buy in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-linklater/if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them-the-audience-will-buy-in/) [Richard Linklater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-linklater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/richard-linklater-2192_audience_if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them_146160.jpg) > [I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-brady/i-would-never-do-anything-outside-of-the-rules-of-play/) [Tom Brady](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-brady/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tom-brady-1661_funny_i-would-never-do-anything-outside-of-the_1243199.jpg) > [There are so many rules about play writing. I'd have a nervous breakdown if I followed them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terrence-mcnally/there-are-so-many-rules-about-play-writing-i-d-have-a-nervous/) [Terrence McNally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terrence-mcnally/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/terrence-mcnally-30438_actor_there-are-so-many-rules-about-play-writi_2777303.jpg) > [In golf, the customs and etiquette and decorum are as important as the rules of play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bobby-jones/in-golf-the-customs-and-etiquette-and-decorum-are-as-important-as-the/) [Bobby Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bobby-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f9/bobby-jones-10373_customs_in-golf-the-customs-and-etiquette-and-de_617472.png) > [I make up a set of rules and play within those rules until I win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-town/i-make-up-a-set-of-rules-and-play-within-those-rules-until-i-win/) [Harold Town](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harold-town/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7d/harold-town-40040_play_i-make-up-a-set-of-rules-and-play-within_1547502.jpg) > [We all think that this relationship thing is a game out here. All I'm saying to women is, 'Okay. If it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-harvey/we-all-think-that-this-relationship-thing-is-a-game-out-here-all-i-m/) [Steve Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70b/steve-harvey-1668_game_we-all-think-that-this-relationship-thin_2417477.jpg) > [I play with microbes. There are, of course, many rules to this play...but when you have acquired knowledge and experience it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-fleming/i-play-with-microbes-there-are-of-course-many-rules-to-this-play-but/) [Alexander Fleming](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-fleming/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a60/alexander-fleming-29825_able_i-play-with-microbes-there-are-of-course_609033.png) > [Love is like playing Music. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-is-like-playing-music-first-you-must-learn-to-play-by-the-rules/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/293/anonymous-1_love_love-is-like-playing-music-first-you-mus_2969444.jpg) > [The easiest thing in the world is to succeed. You can't help it if you follow the rules and play the game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-matthew-adams/the-easiest-thing-in-the-world-is-to-succeed-you-can-t-help-it-if-you/) [George Matthew Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-matthew-adams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/george-matthew-adams-11465_away-from-you_the-easiest-thing-in-the-world-is-to-suc_2309979.jpg) > [Rules of Play is an exhaustive, clear, cogent, and complete resource for understanding games and game design. Salen and Zimmerman describe an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-shedroff/rules-of-play-is-an-exhaustive-clear-cogent-and-complete-resource-for/) [Nathan Shedroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-shedroff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/nathan-shedroff-37098_attributes_rules-of-play-is-an-exhaustive-clear-cog_2881527.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rules-play/#itemlist", "name": "Rules Play Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you establish rules and play by them, the audience will buy in.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Linklater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-linklater/if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them-the-audience-will-buy-in/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/richard-linklater-2192_audience_if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them_146160.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/richard-linklater-2192_audience_if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them_146160.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7a/richard-linklater-2192_audience_if-you-establish-rules-and-play-by-them_146160.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you establish rules and play by them, the audience will buy in.” — Richard Linklater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Brady" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-brady/i-would-never-do-anything-outside-of-the-rules-of-play/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tom-brady-1661_funny_i-would-never-do-anything-outside-of-the_1243199.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tom-brady-1661_funny_i-would-never-do-anything-outside-of-the_1243199.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/189/tom-brady-1661_funny_i-would-never-do-anything-outside-of-the_1243199.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.” — Tom Brady", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are so many rules about play writing. 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