“When it comes to rules and laws, either you follow them blindly or you dismiss everything completely as nonsense.”

“Memories - you can't escape them, but you can't let them rule you either.”

Rob Thurman (1950) American writer

“You have to make the rules, not follow them”

Isaac Newton (1643–1727) British physicist and mathematician and founder of modern classical physics

“You must know yourself first instead of following blindly like sheep.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“When I obey a rule, I do not choose.
I obey the rule blindly.”

Ludwig Wittgenstein book Philosophical Investigations

“Fools follow rules when the set commands you.”

Zack de la Rocha (1970) American musician, poet rapper and activist best known as the vocalist and lyricist of rap metal band Rage Again…

“Yet you must not cling to the words of the old sages either; they, too, may not be right. Even if you believe them, you should be alert so that, in the event that something superior comes along, you may follow that.”

Dogen (1200–1253) Japanese Zen buddhist teacher

“From early childhood his moral principles had struggled blindly with his interests, but he was certain of one law that ruled all others — masses of men invariably follow interests in deciding morals. Morality is a private and costly luxury.”

Henry Adams (1838–1918) journalist, historian, academic, novelist

“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?”

Cormac McCarthy book No Country for Old Men

“Don't let the rules of man stop you from following God. When he gives it to you, go with it.”

Craig Groeschel (1967) American priest