Rules Quotes

3000 Rules quotes by 2172 unique authors

It were happy if we studied nature more in natural things; and acted according to nature, whose rules are few, plain, and most reasonable. — William Penn
Call them rules or call them limits, good ones, I believe, have this in common: they serve reasonable purposes; they are practical and within a… — Fred Rogers
It is the law of love that rules mankind. — Mahatma Gandhi
It would be naïve to think that peace and justice can be achieved easily. No set of rules or study of history will automatically resolve… — Jimmy Carter
I believe that every English poet should read the English classics, master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them, travel… — Robert Graves
Societies without a reservoir of people who don't follow the rules lack an important mechanism for societal evolution. Vibrant societies need a dishonest minority; if… — Bruce Schneier
In chess the rules are fixed and the outcome is unpredictable, whereas in Putin's Russia the rules are unpredictable and the outcome is fixed. — Garry Kasparov
Round about the accredited and orderly facts of every science there ever floats a sort of dust-cloud of exceptional observations, of occurrences minute and irregular… — William James
Science is a way to teach how something gets to be known, what is not known, to what extent things are known (for nothing is… — Richard P. Feynman
The commonsense rules of the "real world" are a fragile collection of socially reinforced illusions. — Tim Ferriss
Do not always scrupulously confine yourself to certain rules, or particular forms of devotion, but act with a general confidence in GOD, with love and… — Brother Lawrence
Unless companies change these rules, any superficial re-organizations they perform will be no more effective than dusting the furniture in Pompeii. — Michael Martin Hammer
The new environment dictates two rules: first, everything happens faster; second, anything that can be done will be done, if not by you, then by… — Andy Grove
The truth is that many people set rules to keep from making decisions. — Mike Krzyzewski
As long as you're dancing, you can break the rules. — Mary Oliver
I believe that in public worship we should do well to be bound by no human rules, and constrained by no stereotyped order. — Charles Spurgeon
In Germany it is good if as many people as possible join initiatives and peaceful demonstrations against the rule of the financial markets. Worshipping the… — Sigmar Gabriel
Without the Yamas, known as the ethical rules, there is no success in Yoga — Dharma Mittra
One of the rules of history is that people do not write about what is too obvious to mention. And so the information, having never… — Michael Bywater
When it comes to satisfying our spiritual appetites, there is no such thing as excess. There are no restraints placed on us by God. There… — Sam Storms
Democracy is just a word. You have to give it meaning. The US is not a democracy. Most Americans do not vote. We haven't had… — Ramsey Clark
We set up harsh and unkind rules against ourselves. No one is born without faults. That man is best who has fewest. — Horace
There are only two rules for being successful. One, figure out exactly what you want to do, and two, do it. — Mario Cuomo
With the Ethical Rules and a little concentration, anything is possible. — Dharma Mittra
The secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake... but absolute personal… — Joan Didion

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