Rules Quotes

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At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them… — Louis D. Brandeis
Necessity knows no rules. — August Strindberg
What causes adolescents to rebel is not the assertion of authority but the arbitrary use of power, with little explanation of the rules and no… — Laurence Steinberg
If you want to know what true art is: Go outside on a clear night, wait until it gets very, very dark, then look up!… — Derek R. Audette
We have to take care about nature as much as nature is taking care about us. Nature is very kind with us. And if you… — Shimon Peres
It's very important, at least to me as a writer, that there be some rules on the table when I'm writing. Rules come from genres.… — Lev Grossman
It's wonderful to play around with fantasy, because there are an amazing number of as-yet-unbroken rules out there. — Lev Grossman
If people say harsh words to me though, I don't care. It's a risk to my life. The Taliban don't want us to be working,… — Malina Suliman
People who have put money aside on the basis of a certain set of rules shouldn't have that money raided just because government has got… — Tony Abbott
Injustice never rules forever. — Seneca the Younger
The passions are the only orators that always persuade: they are, as it were, a natural art, the rules of which are infallible; and the… — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
At the core of every moral code there is a picture of human nature, a map of the universe, and a version of history. To… — Walter Lippmann
In their rules there was only one clause: Do what you will. — Francois Rabelais
We are forced to participate in the games of life before we can possibly learn how to use the options in the rules governing them. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The iron hand of necessity commands, and her stern decree is supreme law, to which the gods even must submit. In deep silence rules the… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
One thing, however, I must premise, that without the assistance of natural capacity, rules and precepts are of no efficacy. — Quintilian
The three practical rules, then, which I have to offer, are, --/ Never read a book that is not a year old./ Never read any… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
When I read the rules of criticism, I immediately inquire after the works of the author who has written them, and by that means discover… — Joseph Addison
For, to make deserts, God, who rules mankind, Begins with kings, and ends the work by wind. — Victor Hugo
In April, I asked my staff to determine if Senate rules and relevant laws would allow me to direct the trustees to sell any remaining… — Bill Frist

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