Rule Quotes

3048 Rule quotes by 2073 unique authors

Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is:… — Unknown Author
My basic rule is, if it could possibly come from the end user, it's not a run-time crash. But if it is my code to… — Unknown Author
Real life this fdar had taught me that in the adult world, fate was chaotic and uncertain. Guidelines for success were arbitrary. But in the… — Ethan Gilsdorf
Can you believe that? A female linesman. Women don't know the offside rule. — Andy Gray
With every year, I always try and learn something new and grow gracefully, and that's just kind of my rule for every year. — Nicole Richie
I don't rule out the possibility of legislating a Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, a market-based mechanism, — Julia Gillard
We hated Bauhaus. It was a bad time in architecture. They just didn’t have any talent. All they had were rules. Even for knives and… — Oscar Niemeyer
The one unbreakable rule about hitting is this: if a batter hits well with his own particular stance and swing, think twice - or more… — Stan Musial
If youre going to play the game properly, youd better know every rule. — Barbara Jordan
Temperament is fixed, set. The skull, followed by the temperament: the two hardest parts of the body. Follow your temperament. It is not a philosophy,… — J M Coetzee
Greenspun's Tenth Rule of Programming: any sufficiently complicated C or Fortran program contains an ad hoc informally-specified bug-ridden slow implementation of half of Common Lisp. — Philip Greenspun
The first rule of sustainability is to align with natural forces, or at least not try to defy them — Paul Hawken
There's only one rule anyone connected with boxing must keep in mind - everything you here in boxing is a lie. — Don King
There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got… — Ronnie Wood
Better the rule of One, whom all obey, than to let clamorous demagogues betray our freedom with the kiss of anarchy. — Oscar Wilde
The designated hitter rule is like letting someone else take Wilt Chamberlain's free throws. — Unknown Author
Funny, but after trading for more than 15 years, I still am capable of forgetting a cardinal rule: The paper you own, in the end,… — Jim Cramer
As a former cop, I respect and appreciate those who've dedicated their lives to serving others as well as those who appreciate the rule of… — Dave Reichert
By jove, no wonder women don't love war nor understand it, nor can operate in it as a rule; it takes a man to suffer… — Janet Flanner
There's a rule, I think. You get what you want in life, but not your second choice too. — Alison Lurie
We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and transparency, and we should support countries that embrace market reforms,… — Lee H. Hamilton
If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate… — Edward Abbey
Democracy -- rule by the people -- sounds like a fine thing; we should try it sometime in America. — Edward Abbey
British rule depends upon repression and collaboration and the Irish people should recognise that those who collaborate with Britain in exchange for a slice of… — Martin McGuinness
Given enough coffee I could rule the world — Terry Pratchett

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