Obeying Rules Quotes

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

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

To be taken into account were some years of schooling, where I studied with diligence Neptune's laws, and these laws I tried to obey when I sailed overseas; it was worth the while.

I used Atlantic like I was supposed to.

What many students most want from college, although they would never admit it, is an authority structure. There is a demand for an authority which they can then reject; they want to be told what to do, so they can disobey. It is a textbook case of bad faith, a flight from freedom.

Oddly, I do have a problem with authority. I find it very difficult to knuckle down and follow rules. Which are the classic symptoms of someone who has a troubled relationship with their father. And yet, I never had a problem with my father.

I never exceed the posted speed limit.

I've never been given a ticket by a police man.

The game will tell you what to do on the floor, and that's what I try to do.

Do what you're told, and everything will be all right.

Working for the screen is almost like being in the Army: you set your mind to it, and you do it.

The pleasure we feel in music springs from the obedience which is in it.

I'm fairly obedient. I do what I'm told.

I think it is definitely right to listen to the Party and follow up government's instructions.

I was never good at taking instructions.

It's good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow; good advice is apt to be, I think.

Happiness is the final and perfect fruit of obedience to the laws of life.

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

There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them through want of training or want of skill or want of understanding. Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is.

I've no idea what Eddie Irvine's orders are, but he's following them superlatively well.