First Break All The Rules Quotes

#1. The greatest managers in the world do not have much in common. But despite their differences, these great managers do share one thing: Before they do anything else, they first break all the rules of conventional wisdom.

Marcus Buckingham

#2. So, as one famous writer said, "You need to know the rules first before you can break the rules". I do know the rules, but sometimes I choose to skirt around the edges, not enough to draw a penalty but certainly enough to raise some eyebrows.

Stan Schatt

#3. Learning the art of programming, like most other disciplines, consists of first learning the rules and then learning when to break them.

Joshua Bloch

#4. One of the first rules in fishing is that there are few rules in fishing that resourceful trout do not manage to break.

John D. Voelker

#5. People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place.

Richard Rohr

#6. There are rules for hiding in plain sight. The first rule, or at least the one that Sandor repeats most often, is "Don't be stupid."
I'm about to break that rule by taking off my pants.

Pittacus Lore

#7. And I'm the first one to tell people to break the rules. But you can only break the rules once you know what the rules are. The other thing is, fashion is the last design discipline to actually have academic texts and historical analysis.

Tim Gunn

#8. If you want to break the rules of grammar, first learn the rules of grammar.

Kurt Vonnegut

#9. I'm going to break one of the rules of the trade here. I'm going to tell you some of the secrets of improvisation. Just remember - it's always a good idea to follow the directions exactly the first time you try a recipe. But from then on, you're on your own.

James Beard