Commitment Quote by Stephen Nachmanovitch

Rules are foolish, arbitrary, mindless things that raise you quickly to a level of acceptable mediocrity, then prevent you from progressing further.

— Bruce Barnbaum

Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentive.

— Jimmy Wales

I think there are ramifications for having rules when you don't have a problem.

— Michael O'Rielly

“Instead of breaking or cherry-picking the rules, many just follow the inner rules, which have been instilled during their lifetime and have subtly permeated…

— Erik Pevernagie

Simply having rules does not change the things that people want to do. You have to change incentives.

— Jimmy Wales

To be able to create fully, it's maybe fine that you learn the rules, but you have to forget and to rebel against those…

— Philippe Petit

“Most rules are made by people with no authority who want to control and limit you from reaching your true potential. Ignore them, break…

— Dan Pearce

There is no surer or more painful way to learn a rule than to be penalized once for breaking it.

— Tom Watson

Practice conquers the habit of doing, without reflecting on the rule.

— John Locke

In reading and writing, you cannot lay down rules until you have learnt to obey them. Much more so in life.

— Marcus Aurelius

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

— Confucius

Having rules means that sometimes people break them, and that means punishment.

— Yorgos Lanthimos