Rule Quotes

3048 Rule quotes by 2073 unique authors

That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate corruption. He asks no praise, because his praise comes to… — Raymond Chandler
Words There is no good father, that's the rule. Don't lay the blame on men but on the bond of paternity, which is rotten. To… — Jean-Paul Sartre
Obviously, I've seen what the press has done to my cousins. I would never let that rule my life, but I'm not the kind of… — Lauren Bush
Today we rule Germany, tomorrow, the world. — Adolf Hitler
The policy that can strike only while the iron is hot will be overcome by that perseverance, which ... can make that iron hot by… — Charles Caleb Colton
I made up my mind long ago to follow one cardinal rule in all my writing-to be clear. I have given up all thought of… — Isaac Asimov
Rule one of reading other people's stories is that whenever you say 'well that's not convincing' the author tells you that's the bit that wasn't… — Neil Gaiman
The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough. — Arthur Schopenhauer
I see but one rule: to be clear. — Stendhal
Your eloquence should be the servant of the ideas in your head. Your rule might be this: If a sentence, no matter how excellent, does… — Kurt Vonnegut
By temperament I am not unduly excitable and certainly not trigger-happy. I think twice before I shoot and very often do not shoot at all.… — Bill Brandt
The creative force in man recognizes and records these rhythms with the medium most suitable to him, the object, or the moment, feeling the cause,… — Edward Weston
Maybe a good rule in life is never become too important to do your own laundry. — Barry Sanders
They should rule who are able to rule best. — Aristotle
Phew am exhausted. Just read about something called "the offside rule". Too much for my tiny brain. Must be damaged from nail polish fumes — Unknown Author
Truth quenches untruth, love quenches anger, self-suffering quenches violence. This eternal rule is a rule not for saints only but for all. — Mahatma Gandhi
Even as wisdom often comes from the mouths of babes, so does it often come from the mouths of old people. The golden rule is… — Mahatma Gandhi
The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. — Richard Reti
A government which uses force to maintain its rule teaches the oppressed to use force to oppose it. — Nelson Mandela
The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible. Exceptions only confirm this rule, proving that failure is occasioned by a too… — Mary Baker Eddy
Are we to have a censor whose imprimatur shall say what books may be sold, and what we may buy? And who is thus to… — Thomas Jefferson
The rule for traveling abroad is to take our common sense with us, and leave our prejudices behind. — William Hazlitt
Rebirth is an affirmation that must be counted among the primordial affirmations of mankind. The concept of rebirth necessarily implies the continuity of personality. Here… — Carl Jung
But government in which the majority rule in all cases can not be based on justice, even as far as men understand it. — Henry David Thoreau
Authority ought to be there only to serve its particular community by removing restrictions on freedom of expression and action under my golden rule of… — David Icke

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