Instruction Quotes

532 quotes by 432 authors

Rule 1: When all else fails, follow instructions. And Rule 2: Don't be an asshole. — Anne Lamott
Rarely is it possible to study all of the instructions to a game before beginning to play, or to memorize the manual before turning on… — Mary Catherine Bateson
I knew of no instruction manual for reaching a higher level of humanity and a greater wisdom. But I felt intuitively that laughter was the… — Ingrid Betancourt
He made a lousy passenger, barking instructions I ignored — Karen Marie Moning
The world that used to nurse us now keeps shouting inane instructions. That's why I ran to the woods. — Jim Harrison
It seemed to me,' said Wonko the Sane, 'that any civilization that had so far lost its head as to need to include a set… — Douglas Adams
For now, Lady Queen," he said, "allow us to continue to obey you. But give us honorable instructions, Lady Queen," he said, turning a flushed… — Kristin Cashore
King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighborsâ€™ hidden treasures. Much… — Kristin Cashore
Of all the recruits in his cohort, he had learned the quickest. How to hold the spear, how to stand to spar. Heâ€™d done it… — Brandon Sanderson
A university is not, thank heavens, a place for vocational instruction, it has nothing to do with training for a working life and career, it… — Stephen Fry
Life doesn't come with an instruction manual. — Scott Westerfeld
Secular schools can never be tolerated because such a school has no religious instruction and a general moral instruction without a religious foundation is built… — Adolf Hitler
I love you crookedly because my heart's been unhinged from birth. The doctors gave me strict instructions not to fall in love: my fragile clockwork… — Mathias Malzieu
Some readers read a book as if it were an instruction manual, expecting to understand everything first time, but of course when you write, you… — Hilary Mantel
Just be careful. When we arrive at the house, you canâ€™t look to me for help or instruction. Remember, I am your human subjugate. You… — Cassandra Clare
I'm under strict instructions to write a happy ending. Rule number ninety-seven: You're not allowed to make a dragon cry." "Right," Said Sophie, starting the… — Chris d'Lacey
The secret of getting successful work out of your trained men lies in one nutshellâ€”in the clearness of the instructions they receive. — Robert Baden-Powell
Why have you come to me here, dear heart, with all these instructions? I promise you I will do everything just as you ask. But… — Homer
The essence of intelligence was to know when, or if, to expose even the heart's deep need for instruction. — Colum McCann
The next time you lose heart and you canâ€™t bear to experience what youâ€™re feeling, you might recall this instruction: change the way you see… — Pema Chodron

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