Rand Paul Quotes

I've always been a rule-follower. Even when I was a kid, I tried to do everything by the book.

Mr. Romney is quick to uphold rules great and small. During primary debates, when his rivals spoke out of turn or exceeded their allotted time, he would sometimes lecture them. When supporters ask Mr. Romney to sign dollar bills or American flags, he refuses and often gives them a little lesson about why doing so is against the law.

Despite what people think, I was such a rule follower at school.

Rules that are not stringently upheld are more likely to get broken.

I'm well aware of the rules, and I don't want to play to the edge of them.

Discipline must be maintained.

I would never do anything outside of the rules of play.

I feel like I have always played within the rules. I would never break the rules.

I was always on time, I did my work to exact specifications, I spoke when spoken to.

It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.

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.

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

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.

People always say that Randy Moss can't stick to the rules. Even my own rules.

Gomez is a by-the-book cop. He's the only character not to break bad.

As for discipline and rules, I confess, I've never been good with either.

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

We can’t be a scofflaw. It helps us to get others to follow the rules if we follow the rules.

Any fool can make a rule And any fool will mind it.

I was home-schooled, was always very close with my mom, and was very straight-laced and square. I was never the rebellious one, and I never threw hissy fits. I was the type of person that would show a Powerpoint presentation about why I should do something versus crying and screaming over it.

I'm a good boy! I do what I'm told; I'm on time. I'm always where I'm supposed to be when I'm supposed to be there. I don't mess around with other people's time and schedule. And I eat my vegetables. And my meats. And my carbs. And my dairy.

I was buttoned up as a kid. I did what I was told and never broke the rules.

A rule is a rule.

We need to encourage and reward those who play by the rules.