“Ruling hell might be better than being a subject in hell, but not by much.”
Jordan Peterson (1962) Canadian clinical psychologist, cultural critic, and professor of psychology
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Eddie Van Halen3
Dutch-American rock musician 1955Related quotes
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci (1883), I Prolegomena and General Introduction to the Book on Painting
“Hell! There ain't no rules around here! We are tryin' to accomplish somep'n!”
Thomas Edison (1847–1931) American inventor and businessman
Response received (after Edison spat on the floor and before he walked off) when M. A. Rosanoff joined the West Orange, New Jersey team in 1903 and humbly asked: “Mr. Edison, please tell me what laboratory rules you want me to observe.” M. A. Rosanoff’s quote appeared in Harper’s Monthly, September 1932, p. 24.
1900s
Variant: There ain´t no rules around here. We are trying to accomplish something.
“All right, then, I'll go to hell.”
Mark Twain book Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Source: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
“I have two rules in life - to hell with it, whatever it is, and get your work done.”
Ray Bradbury (1920–2012) American writer
“I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood.”
George S. Patton (1885–1945) United States Army general
Speech to the Third Army (1944)
Context: From time to time there will be some complaints that we are pushing our people too hard. I don't give a good Goddamn about such complaints. I believe in the old and sound rule that an ounce of sweat will save a gallon of blood. The harder we push, the more Germans we will kill. The more Germans we kill, the fewer of our men will be killed. Pushing means fewer casualties. I want you all to remember that.
John Holt (Lord Chief Justice) (1642–1710) English lawyer and Lord Chief Justice of England
Fortescue, J., Button v. Heyward (1722), 8 Mod. 24. This is in reference perhaps to Baker v. Pearce, 6 Mod. 23.
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“In case you were wondering, it is preferable to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven—I’ve done both.”
Cassandra Clare book City of Heavenly Fire
Source: City of Heavenly Fire