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There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules. -- Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
You don't learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over. -- Richard Branson
Those who call me an opportunist are following the old rule: If you can't attack the data, attack the person. -- Warren Farrell
My first introduction to television, and really just the business in general, was working with David Lynch, with his incredibly open, creative mind that was not following any rules. -- Madchen Amick
I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow, I keep myself sane. -- Jonathan Lethem
For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom. -- Muqtada al Sadr
Following our inner guidance may feel risky and frightening at first, because we are no longer playing it safe, doing what we 'should' do, pleasing others, following rules, or deferring to outside authority. -- Shakti Gawain
It's not Apple's fault that they're seeking to avoid paying taxes. They're not lying, cheating or stealing. They're following the rules that were created by governments. If the government doesn't like the rules, they can change them. -- John Mackey
If you're going to say to all the people that you're working with, 'We want you to treat the customers honestly; don't lie and don't cheat,' it is somewhat hypocritical if you're not following the same rules. -- James Sinegal
If you look back in history of the women who are most memorable and most stylish, they were never the followers of fashion. They were the ones who were unique in their style, breakers of the rules. They were authentic, genuine, original. They were not following the trends. -- Nina Garcia
Following rules is, of course, the reason the dog is man's best friend is because the dog follows rules, and they actually do experiments on that, is that how well certain breeds of dogs follow rules, and how much they internalize them. And so many hierarchical animals, obviously they follow rules. -- Frans de Waal
The '50s in general are written off as a boring decade following the turmoil of the Second World War and its immediate aftermath - the postwar Labour government, the cold war, the arrival of the New Look in fashion, etc. But I remember it as a very exciting time - a pioneering, rule-breaking time, especially for the young. -- Lynne Reid Banks
To think that you are not following a rule is to follow a rule. -- Ludwig Wittgenstein
Following rulers instead of prophets, the wicked can rule you, but the knowledge can stop it. -- Kool Moe Dee
Maybe God's goal wasn't for me to raise a good rule-following child. Instead, His goal was for me to raise a God-following adult. -- Lysa TerKeurst
Each one of us has something to contribute. This really depends on each one doing their own thinking, but not following any kind of rule... -- R. Buckminster Fuller
I have always been drawn to characters, and this was true for my feature-writing career as well, where there is a tension between rule-breaking and rule-following. -- Matt Nix

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