Rules Quotes
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Many are the noble words in which poets speak concerning the actions of men; but like yourself when speaking about Homer, they do not speak of them by any rules of art: they are simply inspired to utter that to which the Muse impels them, and that only; and when inspired, one of them will make dithyrambs, another hymns of praise, another choral strains, another epic or iambic verses- and he who is good at one is not good any other kind of verse: for not by art does the poet sing, but by power divine.
Plato
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If you are a genius, you'll make your own rules, but if not - and the odds are against it - go to your desk no matter what your mood, face the icy challenge of the paper - write.
J. B. Priestley
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Too many rules will stifle innovation.
Sergey Brin
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
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I think that, for me, Superman just seemed to make a lot of sense to me. After doing 'Watchmen,' it was – you know that thing, you've got to know the rules before you can break them? There was something about that in making 'Watchmen.'
Zack Snyder
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If nobody throws all their rules at you, you might make a song with no introduction.
Bill Withers
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In cartoons and in improv, anything can happen. You can be any character you want. The rules of real life don't always apply.
Jack McBrayer
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There are no rules when it comes to songwriting, so I'd turn Carter family songs from the 1930s into pop songs.
Carlene Carter
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But is it just then that the few and the wealthy should be the rulers? And what if they, in like manner, rob and plunder the people, - is this just?
Aristotle
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Scientists who play by someone else's rules don't have much chance of making discoveries.
Jack Horner
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Principles and rules are intended to provide a thinking man with a frame of reference.
Carl von Clausewitz
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I have a lot of Twitter rules. I never swear on Twitter, and if anybody's inappropriate, I block them. I have young followers.
Rachel Nichols
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Observe with both friend and foe the ordinary rules of courtesy.
Alveda King
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Who rules East Europe commands the Heartland; who rules the Heartland commands the World-Island; who rules the World-Island controls the world.
Halford Mackinder
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You, your employer and your plan's investment managers fail to follow even the most basic rules of investing. You overtrade, chase performance, do not think long term. All of you - All Of You - have done a horrible job managing your retirement plans.
Barry Ritholtz
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I'm 27 years old. I'm going to go into Hollywood really arrogant. I'll be breaking a lot of rules. It's going to be hot.
Wyclef Jean Fugees
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There are no rules in life. Whether it is written down, or spoken by shamans, nothing binds a man beyond himself. Nothing, save the chains he accepts for himself. Laws and traditions mean nothing, if you have the strength.
Conn Iggulden
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My favorite decade probably the '60s, because there were hardly any rules and heroin hadn't shown up, so people hadn't started dying. It was incredibly upbeat, and we almost did change the world. I guess that was the best one.
Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister Motörhead
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I was 16 when I auditioned for the series '8 Simple Rules.' They cast the kids first.
Kaley Cuoco
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I actually think it's against the rules at Vox Media to work there if you've never dropped an iPhone.
Walt Mossberg
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Transgressive to me means breaking the rules and sinning. I don't see myself as breaking the rules and sinning. I'm really interested in what it means to be female.
Susanna Moore
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One does not make wars less likely by formulationg rules of warfare... war cannot be humanized. It can only be eliminated.
Albert Einstein
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I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.
Julia Child
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We're not even supposed to have a break in August if we have not passed the appropriations bills. It's in the House rules.
Dan Webster