622 Quotes About Rules

It was a rule of London life that anybody could be anybody

There are no rules. Everything in your radius was made from hesitant decisions by hesitant men. It was all a gamble and it only appears absolute. But anything that exists is proof that it can change.

Often we don't notice the stringent rules to which our culture subjects us.

Human cultures vary widely in the plants they use to gratify the desire for a change of mind, but all cultures (save the Eskimo) sanction at least one such plant and, just as invariably, strenuously forbid certain others. Along with the temptation seems to come the taboo.

Life often presents you with difficult choices. But who made up the rules? Why choose at all?

Some rules are nothing but old habits that people are afraid to change.

We deal with so many nightmares on a regular basis. When I’m watching a horror movie, there’s a pattern, a sense of control in them. I’m just an observer, not having to deal with any of the repercussions. It’s a nice dream to think monsters play by the rules, that they’ve got a pattern you can unlock and follow. Real life’s messy, and the chaos leaves you devastated in the wake.

Zen is a path of liberation. It liberates you. It is freedom from the first step to the last. You are not required to follow any rules; you are required to find out your own rules and your own life in the light of awareness.

... just one more reminder that the rules are always different for girls, no matter who they are and no matter what they do.