Rules Quotes

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I have made three rules of writing for myself that are absolutes: Never take advice. Never show or discuss work in progress. Never answer a… — Raymond Chandler
General rules have been legislated into being by past masters. — John Ciardi
The Six Golden Rules of Writing: Read, read, read, and write, write, write. — Ernest Gaines
Every separate sector of artistic creation has its own basic rules . . . data which govern it. They are contained in the textbooks on… — L. Ron Hubbard
Even in dialogue, your own style rules your selection. Do not give yourself a blank check of this kind: 'I'll merely reproduce what I think… — Ayn Rand
Passion mutates into procedures, into rules and roles. Instead of purpose, we focus on policies. Instead of being free to create, we impose constraints that… — Margaret J. Wheatley
Photography has no rules, it is not a sport. It is the result which counts, no matter how it is achieved. — Bill Brandt
I am not interested in rules or conventions. Photography is not a sport. — Bill Brandt
To hell with the rules. If it sounds right, then it is. — Eddie Van Halen
Sultan Khan had become champion of India at Indian chess and he learned the rules of our form of chess at a later date. The… — Jose Raul Capablanca
But the thing that was great about Capablanca was that he really spoke his mind, he said what he believed was true, he said what… — Bobby Fischer
Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules… — Garry Kasparov
And if you can find out something about the laws of your own growth and vision as well as those of photography you may be… — Paul Strand
When subject matter is forced to fit into preconceived patterns, there can be no freshness of vision. Following rules of composition can only lead to… — Edward Weston
Photography is not a sport. It has no rules. Everything must be dared and tried! — Bill Brandt
Martin O'Neill rules with a rod of fear. — Stan Collymore
One of the elementary rules of nature is that, in the absence of a law prohibiting an event or phenomenon, it is bound to occur… — Kenneth W. Ford
Genius is supposed to be a power of producing excellences which are put of the reach of the rules of art: a power which no… — Joshua Reynolds
Private and public life are subject to the same rules-truth and manliness are two qualities that will carry you through this world much better than… — Robert E. Lee
It is the law of love that rules mankind. Had violence, i.e. hate, rules us we would have become extinct long ago. And yet, the… — Mahatma Gandhi

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