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Famous Rules Quotes

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. - William Blake

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's. β€” William Blake

The natural liberty of man is to be free from any superior power on Earth, and not to be under the will or legislative authority of man, but only to have the law of nature for his rule. β€” Samuel Adams

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me. β€” Walt Whitman

The only sensible way to live in this world is without rules. β€” Heath Ledger

It is a far greater happiness to obey no one than to rule the whole world. β€” Christina, Queen of Sweden

Get as rude as possible and don't let anyone tell you how to live. β€” Mick Mars

Rule your mind or it will rule you. β€” Horace

Obey the principles without being bound by them. - Bruce Lee

Obey the principles without being bound by them. β€” Bruce Lee

No man can rule the unruly until he first rules himself. β€” Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

The art of being a slave is to rule one's master. β€” Diogenes

Control your fate or somebody else will β€” Heinrich von Pierer

Our ambition should be to rule ourselves, the true kingdom for each one of us; and true progress is to know more, and be more, and to do more. β€” Sir John Lubbock

Control your own destiny or someone else will. β€” Jack Welch

I would rather be a rebel than a slave. β€” Emmeline Pankhurst

No nation has the right to make decisions for another nation; no people for another people. β€” Julius Nyerere

Short Rules Quotes

  • A strong spirit transcends rules. β€” Prince
  • Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class. β€” Al Capone
  • Play it cool, that's the old school rule man. β€” Nas
  • If the populace knew with what idiocy they were ruled, they would revolt. β€” Charlemagne
  • Rules for Happiness: something to do, someone to love, something to hope for. β€” Immanuel Kant
  • I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees. β€” Emiliano Zapata
  • I don't have any rules, because I would only be breaking them, so it's a waste of time β€” Iris Apfel
  • Three great forces rule the world: stupidity, fear and greed. β€” Albert Einstein
  • The shots that hit me are the last nails to the coffin of british rule in India. β€” Lala Lajpat Rai
  • You are remembered for the rules you break. β€” Douglas MacArthur

Rules Image Quotes

Rules quote You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over.
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing and by falling over.
If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. - Katharine Hepburn quote

If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun. β€” Katharine Hepburn

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. - Gilbert K. Chesterton quote

There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. β€” Gilbert K. Chesterton

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. - Katharine Hepburn quote

If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun. β€” Katharine Hepburn

I play by my own rules so please think twice before you step into my life. - Sayings quote

I play by my own rules so please think twice before you step into my life. β€” Sayings

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1. - Warren Buffett quote

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1. β€” Warren Buffett

Rules quote People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules. - Maria Callas quote

Don't talk to me about rules, dear. Wherever I stay I make the goddam rules. β€” Maria Callas

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. quote

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. β€” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Rules are for the obidience of fools and interpretations of smart men. - Colin Chapman quote

Rules are for the obidience of fools and interpretations of smart men. β€” Colin Chapman

To study music, we must learn the rules. To create music, we must break them. - Nadia Boulanger quote

To study music, we must learn the rules. To create music, we must break them. β€” Nadia Boulanger

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. - George Bernard Shaw quote

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules. β€” George Bernard Shaw

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday --but never jam today. - Lewis Carroll quote

The rule is, jam tomorrow and jam yesterday --but never jam today. β€” Lewis Carroll

Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England. - John Irving quote

Goodnight you princes of Maine, you kings of New England. β€” John Irving

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. - H. L. Mencken quote

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule. β€” H. L. Mencken

Successful people are the ones who are breaking the rules. - Seth Godin quote

Successful people are the ones who are breaking the rules. β€” Seth Godin

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. - Frank Capra quote

There are no rules in filmmaking. Only sins. And the cardinal sin is dullness. β€” Frank Capra

Nature provides exceptions to every rule. - Margaret Fuller quote

Nature provides exceptions to every rule. β€” Margaret Fuller

Govern wisely, and as little as possible - Sam Houston quote

Govern wisely, and as little as possible β€” Sam Houston

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. - Bette Midler quote

I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. β€” Bette Midler

Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end. - Benoit Mandelbrot quote

Bottomless wonders spring from simple rules, which are repeated without end. β€” Benoit Mandelbrot

Play by the rules, but be ferocious. - Phil Knight quote

Play by the rules, but be ferocious. β€” Phil Knight

Rules quote Rule your mind or it will rule you.
Rule your mind or it will rule you.

Ruling Quotes

Live by the creed that a strong work ethic, playing by the rules, and doing things the right way will bring about opportunities for success and, ultimately, happiness. β€” Nick Saban

Once a ruler becomes religious, it becomes impossible for you to debate with him. Once someone rules in the name of religion, your lives become hell. β€” Muammar al-Gaddafi

One thing you should know about me is I never play to lose, Always aim high and rarely obey the rules. β€” J. Cole

Hunger, love, pain, fear are some of those inner forces which rule the individual's instinct for self preservation. β€” Albert Einstein

Yes, sin, sickness and disease, spiritual death, poverty and everything else that's of the devil once ruled us. But now, bless God, we rule them - for this is the Day of Dominion! β€” Kenneth E. Hagin

Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other. β€” Dalai Lama

A lot of people like to fool you and say that you're not smart if you never went to college, but common sense rules over everything. That's what I learned from selling crack. β€” Snoop Dogg

Let me remind you that this is God's universe, and He is doing things His way. You may think you have a better way, but you don't have a universe to rule. β€” J. Vernon McGee

A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view. β€” Alfred Adler

God is in control, and therefore in EVERYTHING I can give thanks - not because of the situation but because of the One who directs and rules over it. β€” Kay Arthur

Do Not Dictate Quotes

I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves. - Che Guevara

I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves. β€” Che Guevara

Ideas do not need weapons. β€” Fidel Castro

I believe that during these times, we should not forget that many sacrificed to regain our democracy. We cannot just keep quiet because that is what happened during martial law. Our dictator then believed that he can do anything to keep himself in power. β€” Corazon Aquino

I give myself this advice: Do not fear truth, let it be ever so contrary to inclination and feeling. Never give up the search after it; and let me take courage, and try from the bottom of my heart to do that which I believe truth dictates, if it lead me to be a Quaker or not β€” Elizabeth Fry

As scientists, we need to explain what we're doing and why we're doing it, not dictating how these discoveries and technologies should be used. β€” Jennifer Doudna

I can always invent movement, and sometimes it can be fitted into the right place, but that is not choreography. It is the music that dictates the whole shape of the work. I do not believe in the permanence of anything in ballet save the purely classical. β€” George Balanchine

When once you consider an action, do not let anything dissuade you. Consult your heart, not others, and then follow its dictates. β€” Swami Vivekananda

I am not a dictator, and I do not think I will become one. I will not maintain power with a machine gun. β€” Fidel Castro

Our go-to source is no longer dictated by a small group of cable news outlets. We have to expand our view. Sometimes, a story is made and breaks on Twitter. We have to find a way to react to that, to consume and also disseminate the information from Twitter, which is not an easy thing to do. β€” Trevor Noah

Bosses are no more inevitable in state and local governments than dictators are in national governments. They will arise and prosper, nevertheless, if true believers of democracy - citizens devoted to the democratic ideals - do not constantly oppose them. β€” Charles Edison

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More Rules Quotes

The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime. - Mignon McLaughlin quote

The head never rules the heart, but just becomes its partner in crime. β€” Mignon McLaughlin

The Goddess does not rule the world; She is the world. - Starhawk quote

The Goddess does not rule the world; She is the world. β€” Starhawk

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands. - Ryszard Kapuscinski quote

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands. β€” Ryszard Kapuscinski

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world. - Ed Mcmahon quote

God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world. β€” Ed Mcmahon

Physiognomy is often a great falsifier, though as a rule it is honest enough. - Joaquin Miller quote

Physiognomy is often a great falsifier, though as a rule it is honest enough. β€” Joaquin Miller

Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. - Saul quote

Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon. β€” Saul

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for. - James Cash Penney quote

As a rule, we find what we look for; we achieve what we get ready for. β€” James Cash Penney

Football is something like war. Whoever behaves too properly, is lost. - Rinus Michels quote

Football is something like war. Whoever behaves too properly, is lost. β€” Rinus Michels

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules. - Rudy Rucker quote

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules. β€” Rudy Rucker

There are no rules in filmmaking - Frank Capra quote

There are no rules in filmmaking β€” Frank Capra

Imagination rules the world. - Napoleon Bonaparte quote

Imagination rules the world. β€” Napoleon Bonaparte

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. - Pietro Aretino quote

I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. β€” Pietro Aretino

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule. - Charles Dickens quote

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule. β€” Charles Dickens

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations. - Jamie Dimon quote

The government has the right to change laws and rules and regulations. β€” Jamie Dimon

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