Rules Quotes

3000 Rules quotes by 2172 unique authors

You've got to be quick on your feet in this world if you want to survive. Though once you know the rules, it is not… — Bryce Courtenay
It's good to be a little frightened. It's good to respect your opponent. It keeps you sharp. In the fight game, the head rules the… — Bryce Courtenay
Heinlein's Rules for Writers Rule One: You Must Write Rule Two: Finish What Your Start Rule Three: You Must Refrain From Rewriting, Except to Editorial… — Robert A. Heinlein
The rules!" shouted Ralph, "you're breaking the rules!" "Who cares? — William Golding
It was the sibling thing, I suppose. I was fascinated by the intricate tangle of love and duty and resentment that tied them together. The… — Kate Morton
I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules. — Oscar Wilde
Nick could see the gun shaking in Alan's hand now, in tight, terrified spasms. "Last night we put a magician in the river," Alan said,… — Sarah Rees Brennan
At the end of the day, when I am lying in bed and I know the chances of any of our theology being exactly right… — Donald Miller
Follow the rules whenever possible. That makes it a lot more surprising when you break them. — Mira Grant
I’ve lost someone, too. And there were no rules for how to deal with the death of someone you loved. You had to accept that… — Lisa Kleypas
You never know beforehand what people are capable of, you have to wait, give it time, it's time that rules, time is our gambling partner… — Jose Saramago
It will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery.… — Veronica Roth
It must be because you're so approachable", I say flatly. "You know, like a bed of nails." He stares at me, and I don't look… — Veronica Roth
I don't know many rules to live by,' he'd said. 'But here's one. It's simple. Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals,… — Laini Taylor
Rules should always be bent, if not broken. It's the only way to have any fun. — Alyson Noel
When every card in the deck is stacked against you, the only way to win a hand is to break the rules. You beg, borrow,… — Paul Auster
Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. — William Blake
I fear that I will do something to bring harm to those I love," Froi said. "So I follow their rules to ensure that I… — Melina Marchetta
If laws were real they wouldn’t need to be enforced, because if they were real they couldn’t be broken. Try breaking the law of gravity.… — Boyd Rice
Walls, towns, rules, and day-to-day life doesn't make us civilized ... That's organization and ritual. Civilization lives in our hearts and heads or it doesn't… — Jonathan Maberry
There are no rules when it comes to love. I just try to let love surprise me because you never know who you’re going to… — Taylor Swift
He believes me. But that is nothing new. He always did because I was a rule follower. I played by the rules he understood. But… — Mary E. Pearson
We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are… — Paulo Coelho
But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else. — Veronica Roth
every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create… — Richard Rohr

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