Rules Quotes

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and where power predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of the other.

Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty.

I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.

As long as the law exists, there will be morality.

He who has the gold makes the rules.

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.

Laws themselves, political Constitutions, are not our Life; but only the house wherein our Life is led.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

I will back you with my whole authority... I will say nothing and do nothing to restrain our troops from doing what they deem proper on the spot, and will allow no mere vague general charges of cruelty and inhumanity to tie their hands, but will use all the powers confided to me to the end that these Indians, the enemies of our race and of our civilization, shall not again be able to begin and... carry out their barbarous warfare.

You can't disobey the rules every time you disapprove. However, when you're considering something that constitutes an extreme abridgement of your rights, conscience is the court of last resort.

I think success has no rules, but you can learn a great deal from failure.

The creative ability in this town to game a system is extraordinary.

Our system of checks and balances makes it simpler to stop bills than enact them.

Welcome to Fight Club. The first rule of Fight Club is: you do not talk about Fight Club. The second rule of Fight Club is: you DO NOT talk about Fight Club! Third rule of Fight Club: if someone yells “stop!”, goes limp, or taps out, the fight is over. Fourth rule: only two guys to a fight. Fifth rule: one fight at a time, fellas. Sixth rule: the fights are bare knuckle. No shirt, no shoes, no weapons. Seventh rule: fights will go on as long as they have to. And the eighth and final rule: if this is your first time at Fight Club, you have to fight.

I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly - I'll beat you unfairly first. - Ender

Property, once recognized, gave rise to the first rules of justice; for, to secure each man his own, it had to be possible for each to have something. Besides, as men began to look forward to the future, and all had something to lose, every one had reason to apprehend that reprisals would follow any injury he might do to another.

We're a country of laws and rules, and the Supreme Court has ruled that life forms are patentable entities.

I've been watching Arnold Schwarzenegger. There's a couple of hour-long videos and he's made some amazing speeches. You look at what he's done in his career and it's such an inspiration with where he started. He's got these six rules of success which I listen to quite a lot and it really motivates me.

The pace of play is very important whether I'm watching baseball, tennis or golf.

Heroes aren't allowed to be nervous." "Who made up that rule?" "It's a known fact.

Do this. Don't do that. Stay back in line. Where's tax receipt? Fill out form. Let's see license. Submit six copies. Exit only. No left turn. No right turn. Queue up and pay fine. Take back and get stamped. Drop dead— but first get permit.

By God, we’ve got to get rid of the lawyers.

Anarchy is as detestable in grammar as it is in society.

Most of the guys in the NFL would sit here and tell you we don't condone the abuse of a child, any sort of abuse of a woman, breaking rules, failing drug tests, or doing any of those things. We hold ourselves to a very high standard.

Ethics knows no party. Those rules should be applied the same in a Republican administration and a Democratic administration.