Rules Quotes

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I didn't want to write a biographie romancee especially since I already write novels, nor did I want to challenge the rules of the biography… — Edmund White
By adherence to a special set of rules, the child of the shabby-genteel can sometimes leap across the time which has passed by his family… — Murray Kempton
Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game. — Branch Rickey
Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course, that Christians should… — Philip Yancey
Three rules for a career: 1) Donâ€™t sell anything you wouldnâ€™t buy yourself; 2) Donâ€™t work for anyone you donâ€™t respect and admire; and 3)… — Charlie Munger
More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute… — Hyman Rickover
Well, if you don't have a flag, then you can't have a country. Those are the rules... that I just made up! — Eddie Izzard
By overhauling current rules and speeding the entry of competitors in the market, we encourage competition and provide our constituents with new choices and cheaper… — Melissa Bean
My first published novel was written for teenagers, and there were rules laid down by the publisher: no sex, no smoking, no swearing. I blew… — Ben Bova
Right now, politics follows the rules of talk radio - using conflict, tension, fear, and resentment to find new recruits. — John Avlon
To throw a shoe at a man in Dundee is the equivalent of a kiss on the cheek and an embrace in London. Dundee is… — Calvin Harris
A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules. — Rudy Rucker
Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form. — Robert McKee
Our modern world defined God as a â€˜religious complexâ€™ and laughed at the Ten Commandments as OLD FASHIONED. Then, through the laughter came the shattering… — Cecil B. DeMille
I was a completely normal kid, the school nerd. In Year 8 and 9 I got picked on. I was a freak- no one understood… — Darren Hayes
I just don't think there are any rules to color. You have a small space with no windows? Put lamps in there, make it dramatic,… — David Bromstad
Rules are a great way to get ideas. All you have to do is break them. — Jack Foster
Girls are generally recognized as superior mimics. Those with [Asperger's Syndrome] hold back and observe until they learn the 'rules', then imitate their way through… — Tony Attwood
For a fledging democratic system to succeed, we need citizens who understand the procedures, believe in democratic rules and get personally involved. — Friedrich Naumann
In sports as in child rearing, marital arguments, or tantrums, the same laws of learning apply; when an emotion is encouraged and the rules permit… — Carol Tavris

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