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“Only in baseball can a team player be a pure individualist first and a team player second, within the rules and spirit of the game.”
Branch Rickey
“Existence precedes and rules essence.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
“Even if there is only one possible unified theory, it is just a set of rules and equations. What is it that breathes fire into the equations and makes a universe for them to describe?”
Stephen Hawking
“There are people who observe the rules of honor as we observe the stars: from a distance”
Victor Hugo
“Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.”
Warren Buffett
“Hell, there are no rules here--we're trying to accomplish something.”
Thomas Alva Edison
“Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind”
Douglas MacArthur
“One wonders what would happen in a society in which there were no rules to break. Doubtless everyone would quickly die of boredom.”
Susan Howitch
“Life is a game in which the rules are constantly changing; nothing spoils a game more than those who take it seriously. Adultery? Phooey! You should never subjugate yourself to another nor seek the subjugation of someone else to yourself. If you follow that Crispian principle you will be able to say ''Phooey,'' too, instead of reaching for your gun when you fancy yourself betrayed.”
Quentin Crisp
“Six traits of effective leaders: 1. Make others feel important 2. Promote a vision 3. Follow the golden rule 4. Admit mistakes 5. Criticize others only in private 6. Stay close to the action Example has more followers than reason. We unconsciously imitate what pleases us, and approximate to the characters we most admire.”
Christian Nevell Bovee