Rule Quotes

3048 Rule quotes by 2073 unique authors

They say the number on rule in showbusiness is not to work with animals. I guess I'm above the rules because I put up with… — Zach Braff
Behold a God more powerful than I who comes to rule over me. — Dante Alighieri
I do go to football sometimes but I don't know the offside rule or free-kicks - or side kicks - or whatever they're called. — Victoria Beckham
The first rule of translation: make sure you know at least one of the bloody languages! — Faiz Ahmad Faiz
MIT is governed by a second, even higher rule: the inalienable right of academic freedom. — Nicholas Negroponte
The three most ancient opinions concerning God are Anarchia, Polyarchia, and Monarchia. The first two are the sport of the children of Hellas, and may… — Gregory of Nyssa
It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so… — John Wilkins
Rule number one is, make sure that you face the person with hearing loss when you are speaking to them. — Marion Ross
When any anxiety or gloom of the mind takes hold of you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaining; but exert yourselves… — Samuel Johnson
When any fit of gloominess, or perversion of mind, lays hold upon you, make it a rule not to publish it by complaints. — Samuel Johnson
The primary rule of business success is loyalty to your employer. That's all right as a theory. What is the matter with loyalty to yourself? — Mark Twain
Unarmed hand-to-hand fighting does not change through the ages; only the name changes, and it has only one rule: do it first, do it fast,… — Robert A. Heinlein
'Speak when you're spoken to!' The Queen sharply interrupted her. 'But if everybody obeyed that rule,' said Alice, who was always ready for a little… — Lewis Carroll
Pope has elegantly said a perfect woman's but a softer man. And if we take in the consideration, that there can be but one rule… — Unknown Author
The Lord called me by the way of simplicity and humility, and this way He hath shown me in truth for me and those who… — Francis of Assisi
I still believe that one day mankind will bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed, and nonviolent redemptive… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
In this age of the rule of brute force, it is almost impossible for anyone to believe that any one else could possibly reject the… — Mahatma Gandhi
Of all the spirits, I believe the spirit of judging is the worst, and it has had the rule of me, I cannot tell you… — Frederick Denison Maurice
.. that a rule, which, in speculation, may seem the most advantageous to society, may yet be found, in practice, totally pernicious and destructive. — David Hume
Purely sensual love is never true or lasting, for which reason first love is, as a rule, but a passing infatuation, a fleeting passion. -… — Richard von Krafft-Ebing
You may wonder why a question of manners has got me so exercised. It's because I believe in a simple rule. If you see a… — Daniel Finkelstein
My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, 'okay, if that's… — Graham Norton
Four circles to the kissing come, The smaller are the benter. The bend is just the inverse of The distance from the centre. Though their… — Frederick Soddy
One cannot overstate the childishness of the ideas that feed and stir the masses. Real ideas must as a rule be simplified to the level… — Sebastian Haffner
One of the most important rules of personal effectiveness is the 10/90 rule. — Brian Tracy

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