Inspirational Quotes

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Rules Quotes

Artistry Creativity Genius Observation Rules The Artist is he who detects and applies the law from observation of the works of Genius, whether of man or Nature. The Artisan is he who merely applies the rules which others have detected.

Henry David Thoreau

American naturalist and essayist

Morality Respect Rules Sportsmanship Tradition Just as the common law derives from ancient precedents - judges' decisions - rather than statutes, baseball's codes are the game's distilled mores. Their unchanged purpose is to show respect for opponents and the game. In baseball, as in the remainder of life, the most important rules are unwritten. But not unenforced.

George Will

Political Commentator

Foolishness Obedience Rules Any fool can make a rule, and any fool will mind it.

Henry David Thoreau

American naturalist and essayist

Authenticity Integrity Rules Tradition The game of golf would lose a great deal if croquet mallets and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green.

Ernest Hemingway

Discovery Exploration Innovation Physics Rules From the point of view of basic physics, the most interesting phenomena are, of course, in the new places, the places where the rules do not work - not the places where they do work! That is the way in which we discover new rules.

Richard P. Feynman

American theoretical physicist