#rules

In this world no one rules by love; if you are but amiable, you are no hero; to be powerful, you must be strong, and to have dominion you must have a genius for organizing. ↗

— John Henry Newman

#be strong #dominion #genius #hero #love

One of the absolute rules I learned in the war was, don't know anything you don't need to know, because if you ever get caught they will get it out of you. ↗

— Abraham Pais

#anything #because #caught #ever #get

We have to be careful about creating more rules. ↗

— Paul Parker

#be careful #careful #creating #more #rules

Comfort rules. You want to be able to sit in a good chair comfortably for a few hours and be able to talk and enjoy a glass of wine. There's nothing worse than sitting in an uncomfortable chair. ↗

— Amanda Pays

#chair #comfort #comfortably #enjoy #few

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible - the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family. ↗

— Virginia Satir

#atmosphere #communication #differences #family #feelings

Consulting the rules of composition before taking a photograph, is like consulting the laws of gravity before going for a walk. ↗

— Edward Weston

#composition #consulting #going #gravity #laws

Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa." "What does it mean?" "You're beautiful. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#carlos-fuentes #love #rules-of-attraction #sweet #beauty

As you grow in true spiritual power and understanding you will actually find that many outer rules and regulations will become unnecessary; but this will be because you have really risen above them; never, never, because you have fallen below them. This point in your development, where your understanding of Truth enables you to dispense with certain outer props and regulations, is the Spiritual Coming of Age. When you really are no longer spiritually a minor, you will cease to need some of the outer observances that formerly seemed indispensable; but your resulting life will be purer, truer, freer, and less selfish than it was before; and that is the test. ↗

— Emmet Fox

#practice #religion #rules #spirituality #age

Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#rules #dreams

And while my mind is telling me I'm flirting with her just to prove a point, my body wants to play "you show me your perky privates and I'll show you mine. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#rules-of-attraction #funny