Quotes About Guidelines

There are important rules in life - like not parking on yellow lines or stealing from your neighbour. But some rules are made to be broken.

My book group has one rule: no books for adults. We read young adult fiction only.

The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offense to anybody.

Doesn't have any rules, requirements, respect for herself, or guidelines, and we men can pick up her scent a mile away. She's the party girl who takes a sip of her Long Island iced tea or a shot of her Patrón, then announces to her suitor that she just wants to "date and see how it goes," and she's the conservatively dressed woman at the office who is a master at networking, but clueless about how to approach men.

I have a slight controversy with the Dogme brethren because I've been saying that rules are to be interpreted; not that I haven't followed the rules, because I don't see the point of submitting yourself to a set of rules if you don't follow them. But having said that, it is always a lot of interpretation.

Never bend the rules. You bend the rules a little bit and then it's a slippery slope.

So many people think that if you're writing fantasy, it means you can just make everything up as you go. Want to add a dragon? Add a dragon! Want some magic? Throw it in. But the thing is, regardless of whether you're dealing with realism or fantasy, every world has rules. Make sure to establish a natural order.

Policies are useful tools. Instead of prescribing highly specific behaviors, they supply us with broad guidelines that should make everyday decision making easier and swifter.

I have standards. Well, okay, they're love standards, but I have them.

If a couple isn't following God's guidelines for life or being led by the Holy Spirit, disagreements and misunderstandings skyrocket.

The human race is bound not only by common genetics but also by universal standards of behavior. Those who do not willingly follow the guidelines of civilization can no longer be considered truly human. —Bene Gesserit axiom

Even though I was appointed by the White House to be executive director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's agency in charge of the 2010 United States Dietary Guidelines, and even though I am a past president of the Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, I still don't think most nutrition education is very effective. People know that an apple is better for them than a Snickers bar, but . . . they eat the Snickers bar anyway.

Remember, girl: It's the best time in the history of the world to be you. You can do anything! You can do everything! You can be whatever you want to be! Just as long as you follow the rules.

Look, that's why there's rules, understand? So that you think before you break 'em.

Precepts in Buddhism and commandments in Judiasm and Christianity are important jewels that we need to study and practice. They provide guidelines that can help us transform our suffering.

ABC forbids political activity by journalists.

Both CNN and NPR prohibit political activity by all journalists, no matter their assignment.

No matter what job I've undertaken, whether it was Glory Kickboxing or Strikeforce or Pride Fighting Championships or Showtime Championship Boxing, you have to play by the rules of the company you work for.

Obviously with a knee injury there are certain protocols that need to happen.

Everybody knows if you have the rules, you need to follow the rules and do exactly what you need to do.

But GAAP rules are not what most people might think of as "rules." They don't take the form of imperatives, such as "Count this expense exactly this way" or "Count this revenue exactly that way." They are guidelines and principles, and so are open to interpretation and judgment calls.

You can kill but don't cuss. Break any rule necessary to save the world but don't watch porn or even think about having sex.

You can kill but don't cuss. Break any rule necessary to save the world but don't watch porn or even think about having sex. How do they come up with this stuff-hold parental powwows for brainstorming diametrically opposed ethics?

He'd sternly reminded himself of rule number four—no physical intimacy. But it had done him no good. Rule number four seemed to have become quite friendly with rule number one—never break an oath—and was cozying up nicely to rule number two—do not lie. What a crowd they were becoming, his broken rules.