#rules

I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules are in the first place. ↗

— Rick Wakeman

#always #breaking #first #i #i always

You're not allowed to step out of whatever the rules are, politically, or socially, and they'll get you for it, they'll hunt you down. That's the really frightening thing. ↗

— Timothy West

#down #frightening #get #hunt #out

Now to consult the rules of composition before making a picture is a little like consulting the law of gravitation before going for a walk. Such rules and laws are deduced from the accomplished fact; they are the products of reflection. ↗

— Edward Weston

#before #composition #consult #consulting #deduced

I didn't have any concept of age or authority. I remember realising, Oh, the world has rules and we don't. ↗

— Moon Unit Zappa

#any #authority #concept #i #i remember

If men make war in slavish obedience to rules, they will fail. ↗

— Ulysses S. Grant

#make #men #obedience #rules #slavish

Some people believe that fairness comes with obeying the rules. I'm one of those people. ↗

— Al Green

#comes #fairness #i #obeying #people

You know, there're no rules between Russell and I. We don't want to have to have to talk too much, because it's really precious, really special to play music. ↗

— Benny Green

#between #i #know #much #music

I followed the rules, and I was a high achiever. ↗

— Daniel Greenberg

#followed #high #i #rules

The secret we should never let the gamemasters know is that they don't need any rules. ↗

— Gary Gygax

#know #need #never #rules #secret

Mathematics is a game played according to certain simple rules with meaningless marks on paper. ↗

— David Hilbert

#certain #game #marks #mathematics #meaningless