Pamela Druckerman Quotes

Rules equal boredom, and I don't like that.

I don't like rules.

I believe in rules. Sure I do. If there weren't any rules, how could you break them?

I've never been able to accept any kind of discipline.

The strongest bulwark of authority is uniformity; the least divergence from it is the greatest crime.

There were a lot of stop signs in my life... People telling you what to do, when to do it, and so on.

I don't take well to rules.

I watch children a great deal; their idea is that rules are always negotiable, whereas you absolutely cannot joke at the airport about your toothpaste, and you cannot rollerblade in Grand Central Station. I keep running up against these things.

You know, how much order is good? And when does order become too restrictive? Is a little bit of chaos okay, or is chaos always an evil force? I mean, these are questions that any kid who's ever been in a school cafeteria can relate to.

Everyone around me is so strict about keeping me grounded.

My job is to persuade people to toe the line and play within the laws of the game.

Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men.

In being strict, you were able to control.

It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.

There's no rules. Show me the rule book.

Discipline is tough for a guy who is a rebel.

I don't make any rules.

Rules are mostly made to be broken and are too often for the lazy to hide behind.

I'm done with rules that are there just to be rules.

I never liked being told what to do, so even in school plays, I never liked being an actor.

The rules are there for a reason.

Some rules are there for a reason - but it's one thing to have a rule that protects and another to have rules that stifle.

Obviously, flagrant things have to be called. There are rules. You have got to play to the rules, no question.

What do we want to be prefects for?” said George, looking revolted at the very idea. “It’d take all the fun out of life.

Discipline must be maintained.