Rules Quotes

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Wes Anderson's mind must be an exciting place for a story idea to be born. It immediately becomes more than a series of events and… — Roger Ebert
Hell, there are no rules here - we're trying to accomplish something. — Thomas A. Edison
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. — Albert Einstein
The citizen is becoming a pawn in a game where nobody knows the rules, where everybody consequently doubts that there are rules at all, and… — Andrew Eldritch
It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
When it comes to federal elections law, Tom DeLay and his special-interest friends live by one set of rules, and everyone else lives by a… — Rahm Emanuel
Other than the laws of physics, rules have never really worked out for me. — Craig Ferguson
Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules. They're not like aches or wounds, they're more like splits in the skin… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Majority rule only works if you're also considering individual rights. Because you can't have five wolves and one sheep voting on what to have for… — Larry Flynt
Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our… — Shelby Foote
The way of creating believable characters is not by conforming to a set of PC rules. — Mark Haddon
Capitalism is like the law of the jungle with a few rules. There isn't another system that works for our society but left unchecked, capitalism… — Mohsin Hamid
I like the idea of an open, international London that thrives on attracting hard-working, talented people but has the confidence to tell them they must… — Mohsin Hamid
One of my rules is never explain. A writer is a lot like a magician, if you explain how the trick works then a lot… — Laurell K. Hamilton
We all think that this relationship thing is a game out here. All I'm saying to women is, 'Okay. If it's a game, here are… — Steve Harvey
Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into… — Stephen Hawking
Every man, in his own opinion, forms an exception to the ordinary rules of morality. — William Hazlitt
Rules and models destroy genius and art. — William Hazlitt
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do. I am free, no matter what rules surround me.… — Robert A. Heinlein
If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. — Katharine Hepburn

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