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Temptations come, as a general rule, when they are sought. ↗

— Margaret Oliphant

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My general rule is that if everyone knew how to cook fresh produce from their local area, and Monday to Thursday within 20 minutes, you know, there's millions of recipes out there to be had. ↗

— Jamie Oliver

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A good general rule is to state that the bouquet is better than the taste, and vice versa. ↗

— Stephen Potter

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I mean, the general rule is if you're not prepared to make a mistake, you're not going to make much progress. ↗

— Maurice Wilkins

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Though every legal task demands this skill, it is especially important in the effort to frame public policy in a way that is properly responsive to human needs and predicaments. The question is always: How will the general rule work in practice? ↗

— Elliot Richardson

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Everyone confesses that exertion which brings out all the powers of body and mind is the best thing for us; but most people do all they can to get rid of it, and as a general rule nobody does much more than circumstances drive them to do. ↗

— Harriet Beecher Stowe

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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself. ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

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As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information. ↗

— Benjamin Disraeli

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The general rule is that anything that is passed on in reproduction does not undergo senescence. ↗

— George C. Williams

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As a general rule, I don't plan to travel with my Oscars, but we may have to make an exception. ↗

— Paul Haggis

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